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Former Director, Global Research & Design, S&P Dow Jones Indices

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Oct 19, 2021

Performance Update of the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Income Index

Introduced in April 2017, the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Income Index is designed to serve as an income-producing Canadian REIT strategy by overweighting REITs with higher risk-adjusted income distribution yields. The Canadian REIT sector experienced a boom prior to the onset of the pandemic as the index peaked1 on Feb. 20, 2020, its then-highest value since…

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Sep 16, 2021

Performance Characteristics of the New S&P U.S. SPAC Index

After exploring the characteristics and lifecycle of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in our previous SPAC blog series, we will now examine the recently launched S&P U.S. SPAC Index. The S&P U.S. SPAC Index is designed to measure the performance of a minimum of 30 common stocks of SPACs listed on U.S. exchanges. The constituents…

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Nov 13, 2020

Performance of the New S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices

In a previous blog, we explored the glide paths of the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices. In this post, we will compare the index construction of the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices with that of the S&P Target Date Indices and examine their performance. Index Construction of the Baseline S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices Each…

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Sep 29, 2020

Introducing the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices

S&P DJI recently launched the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices. In this post, we will explore the characteristics of these indices in detail. Each index consists of two component indices: a baseline S&P Target Date Index based on an underlying glide path and an S&P 500® Managed Risk 2.0 Index. The S&P 500 Managed Risk…

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Sep 11, 2019

Performance Characteristics of the S&P/B3 Low Volatility High Dividend Index

After exploring the rationale behind the implementation of a low volatility high dividend strategy in Brazil in our previous blog, we will now examine the recently launched S&P/B3 Low Volatility High Dividend Index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the least volatile stocks among a specified group of high-dividend-yielding constituents from its…

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Mar 18, 2019

New Additions to the S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® Class of 2019

The December 2018 rebalance of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats added four new companies, with the changes effective at the open of Feb. 1, 2019. The new firms are Caterpillar Inc., Chubb Limited, People’s United Financial Inc., and United Technologies Corp. These four companies have the distinguishing characteristics that allow them to be eligible for…

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Apr 23, 2018

Indexing Canadian REITs: A Look at the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Income Index

In a previous blog post, Evolution of Canadian REITs, we outlined the evolution of the Canadian REITs market. In this post, we will explore in detail the S&P/TSX Capped REIT Income Index, which is designed to serve as an income-producing strategy. The index seeks to measure the performance of REIT companies in the S&P/TSX Composite,…

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Mar 26, 2018

Evolution of Canadian REITS

The Canadian REITs industry will mark its 25th anniversary in June 2018. In light of this milestone event, it is worthwhile to review the evolution of the market as well as the characteristics of the asset class. Canadian REITs were born after the recessionary period in the late 1980s and early 1990s. There were five…

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