Alpha, Omicron: Why?
Over the past week, global financial markets have been roiled by the discovery of the “Omicron” COVID-19 mutation. It’s far too soon to know how much this new variant will impact the world’s economy—but its discovery suggests an interesting thought experiment in, of all things, corporate governance. The experiment is this: suppose Omicron turns out…
Energy Markets Tumble in November
The S&P GSCI, the broad commodities benchmark, declined 10.8% over the month. The poor performance was driven almost exclusively by a major correction in energy prices, as the discovery of the Omicron COVID-19 variant cast a lengthening shadow over demand growth, added further complications to global supply chains, and dampened economic growth forecasts. The release…
- Categories Commodities
- Tags agriculture, coffee, commodties, COVID-19, gold, livestock, oil, omicron, S&P GSCI, S&P GSCI Coffee, silver
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- Commodities
The Fed Is Doing What It Can – Will Emerging Markets Suffer What They Must?
“The dollar is our currency, but it’s your problem.” Former U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally (Feb. 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993) When John Connally uttered the famous words above, exactly 50 years ago today…
Resilience to Rising Carbon Prices: Do Eurozone S&P PACT Indices Stand the Test?
“Code red for humanity.” That’s how the imminent effects of climate change were described by the UN.1 Human-induced global warming stands at 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, and will likely reach more than 2.7°C by 2100.2 If the world is to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming to 1.5°C, decarbonization is…
- Categories ESG
- Tags carbon prices, ESG, eurozone, PACT, Paris Agreement, S&P PACT Indices, sustainability, Trucost
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- ESG
Information Technology Has Evolved to Become a Consistent Presence in the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index
Equities in 2021 had a slow start, but as December approaches it looks to be another stellar year. Through Nov. 18, 2021, the S&P 500® was up 27%. For a strategy that is explicitly designed to mitigate risk, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index’s year-to-date gain of “only” 17% is well within the range of…
Introducing the S&P 500 Twitter Sentiment Index Series
We are excited to introduce a new index series utilizing sentiment—the S&P 500® Twitter Sentiment Index Series, which adds another dimension to the way we measure broad U.S. equities. Over the past few years, social media has evolved to encompass commentary about stocks and financial markets. As the technology has improved, these views are now…
No Time to Thrive
S&P DJI has just released the final regional edition of our S&P Index Versus Active (SPIVA®) Mid-Year 2021 Scorecards. The semiannual reports cover the performance of actively managed funds in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, South Africa, India, Japan, Australia, and our newest regional addition, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). SPIVA Scorecards…
- Categories Equities, Fixed Income
- Tags 2021, Active, active management, active versus passive, active vs. passive, ASX, Australia, Brazil, BSE, canada, Canada FA, Chile, Europe, index investment strategy, India, japan, Latin America, Mexico, Passive, S&P 500, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P BSE 100, S&P Chile BMI, S&P Europe 350, S&P Pan Arab Composite, S&P TOPIX 150, s&p/asx 200, S&P/BMV IRT, S&P/TSX Composite, Sherifa Issifu, South Africa, SPIVA, SPIVA Around the World, SPIVA Australia, SPIVA Canada, SPIVA Europe, spiva india, SPIVA Japan, SPIVA Latin America, SPIVA Mena, SPIVA South Africa, SPIVA U.S., TOPIX, TSX, US FA
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- Equities, Fixed Income
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- 2021, Active, active management, active versus passive, active vs. passive, ASX, Australia, Brazil, BSE, canada, Canada FA, Chile, Europe, index investment strategy, India, japan, Latin America, Mexico, Passive, S&P 500, S&P Brazil BMI, S&P BSE 100, S&P Chile BMI, S&P Europe 350, S&P Pan Arab Composite, S&P TOPIX 150, s&p/asx 200, S&P/BMV IRT, S&P/TSX Composite, Sherifa Issifu, South Africa, SPIVA, SPIVA Around the World, SPIVA Australia, SPIVA Canada, SPIVA Europe, spiva india, SPIVA Japan, SPIVA Latin America, SPIVA Mena, SPIVA South Africa, SPIVA U.S., TOPIX, TSX, US FA
Let’s Talk about Survivorship – SPIVA Latin America Scorecard
The saying goes, “What does not kill you makes you stronger,” but could that strength translate into a greater chance of survival? Perhaps, especially if all future risks were equal or sufficiently similar to the one that was survived—assuming, of course, that one learned from that first experience. The survival of mutual funds could follow…
Can Equal Weight ESG Indices Pull Their Weight?
Research has shown that equally weighted indices have historically posted long-term outperformance1 over their benchmarks—largely driven by their exposures to small size and value along with associated risk premia, in addition to a healthy dose of concentration reduction.2 However, in accessing compensated factors and reducing concentration, the S&P 500® Equal Weight Index could elicit some…
An Efficient, Rules-Based Approach to Factor Rotation
Explore how the design of the S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index is helping democratize access to factor investing, providing a simple, rules-based blueprint for building dynamic factor strategies.
- Categories Factors, Strategy
- Tags dynamic rebalancing, factor investing, Factor Rotation, indexing, Indexing insurance, low volatility, multi-asset, Multi-Factor, risk control 2.0, S&P 500 Enhanced Value, S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index, S&P 500 Factors, S&P 500 High Dividend, S&P 500 Low Volatility, S&P 500 Momentum, S&P 500 Quality, S&P Dow Jones Indices, U.S. Treasuries
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- dynamic rebalancing, factor investing, Factor Rotation, indexing, Indexing insurance, low volatility, multi-asset, Multi-Factor, risk control 2.0, S&P 500 Enhanced Value, S&P 500 Factor Rotator Daily RC2 7% Index, S&P 500 Factors, S&P 500 High Dividend, S&P 500 Low Volatility, S&P 500 Momentum, S&P 500 Quality, S&P Dow Jones Indices, U.S. Treasuries
