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Jason Ye

Director, Factors and Thematics Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Jason Ye is Director, Factors and Thematics Indices at S&P Dow Jones Indices. In his role, Jason works closely with the Sales, Marketing and Global Research & Design departments to bring new ideas to market.
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Dec 13, 2023

Historic Deal at COP28 to Transition away from All Fossil Fuels

Clean energy has certainly been a prominent topic in 2023, especially among those at the front and center of discussions at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, which just concluded. As we are approaching the end of 2023, we wanted to review the results of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index Series…

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Jul 26, 2023

Energy Transition Progression in H1 2023

As we kick off the second half of 2023, we wanted to review some of the key developments from the first half of the year in the clean energy space and review the results of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index Series rebalance from April. Key Developments Government Spending in Clean Energy Space Continues in…

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Jun 8, 2021

The Potential Value of U.S. Equity Allocation to Chinese Investors

The Chinese financial market has continued to evolve and mature over the past decade. More and more domestic Chinese investors are starting to take note of investment opportunities from global markets. What are the potential benefits of allocating globally for Chinese investors? In this blog, we will use the CSI 300 Index as a proxy…

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Apr 15, 2021

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Part IV

In our previous blog, we’ve shown that SPACs tend to be small- and micro-cap companies that have low liquidity. Following the same framework, in this blog we will analyze SPACs’ performance. We found that relative to S&P SmallCap 600®, active SPACs underperformed when seeking the target, delivered abnormal returns during the deal announcement period, and…

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Apr 12, 2021

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Part III

In our previous blog (part II), we introduced SPACs’ lifecycles, as well as the potential benefits and risks of investing in SPACs. In this blog, we will focus on SPACs’ liquidity. In general SPACs’ liquidity is poor when seeking the target, surges on the deal announcement date, and remains low relative to the S&P SmallCap…

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Mar 23, 2021

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Part II

In the previous blog, we introduced SPACs and discussed market trends that emerged given SPACs’ popularity. In this blog, we will discuss SPACs’ lifecycle, as well as the benefits and risks of investing in SPACs. SPAC Life Cycle There are three stages in a typical SPAC life cycle. 1. A SPAC’s IPO When SPAC sponsors…

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Mar 5, 2021

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) – Part I

SPACs have been raising funds faster than ever before. In 2020, SPACs raised close to USD 100 billion in public offerings, which is more than in the prior 10 years combined (see Exhibit 1); the average IPO size also doubled from 2019 (see Exhibit 2). On July 22, 2020, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management…

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Jul 7, 2020

Quality Premium Needs Long-Term Investment Horizon

The quality factor has been outperforming the S&P 500® YTD, an accelerating trend in place since 2019.[i] In the small-cap space, however, quality underperformed the S&P SmallCap 600® in 2019 (see Exhibit 1). Despite this short-term divergence, quality has exhibited consistent premium in large caps and more profoundly in small caps throughout its history. To…

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