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Industrial Commodities Push The S&P GSCI Lower In August
Performance across the soft commodities was impressive, with a variety of production-related disruptions elevating the risk of lower supply.
Stalwarts Continue To Increase Presence In The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index
If the equity market’s report card so far in 2021 is any indication, it’s on track to be another stellar year.
The S&P Dividend Growers Indices: Examination Of Risk, Return And Down-Market Performance
A review of the performance of the new S&P Dividend Growers Indices and highlights some of their defensive characteristics.
Strength Of Savings
In the 20 years ending in 2020, 94% of all large-cap U.S. managers lagged the S&P 500. Mid- and small-cap results were almost equally disappointing.
The S&P 500 And DJIA: Divergent Paths To Similar Results
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are two of the best-known and most used indices in the world. They are both designed to represent U.S. large-cap companies.
Navigating Climate Risk With Indices
Designed to go beyond the requirements of EU Low Carbon Benchmark minimum standards, the S&P Paris-Aligned & Climate Transition Indices were created to help market participants looking to chart a path to net-zero by 2050.
The Good Days Of Yesteryear
Communication Services and Information Technology, sectors that became a lot more relevant in the context of a lockdown, have scaled back significantly.
Sizing Up Style Returns
After more than a decade of underperformance, and in stark contrast to Growth’s dominance for much of 2020, Value has made an impressive comeback so far in 2021, outperforming Growth around the world.
Valuing Equal Weight
While we do not know whether the longevity of the value rally is nearing a peak or how sustainable the recovery of smaller caps is, we can look to history to provide perspective on Equal Weight’s current factor environment.
Will Inflation Actually Be Transitory?
Since the Global Financial Crisis, the U.S. Federal Reserve has actively expanded its balance sheet in an effort to keep markets functioning smoothly and help offset economic downturns.
Riding The Value Wave
U.S. equity markets seemed to undergo a fundamental change of direction in September of last year.
What Canada Is Missing
Canadian investors have long participated in U.S. equity markets, but are materially underweight in U.S. mid- and small-cap companies.
High Levels Of Dispersion Across The Commodities Complex In May
Most of the grains sagged to the bottom of the performance table after surging in April, while feeder cattle, silver, and gold switched ends of the table.
Something New With Something Old: DIY DJIA
The growth of index funds has, in the main, helped to lower the costs and improve the performance of the average investor’s portfolio.
Update: Tesla’s Standing In The S&P 500 ESG Index
As of May 1, 2021, Tesla officially became a constituent of the S&P 500 ESG Index. Tesla’s inclusion begs two questions: how did we get here, and what does it mean?
A Return To Normalcy?
Not only is overall market volatility now close to pre-pandemic levels, but the same also seems to be true for all sectors of the S&P 500.
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