S&P Dow Jones Indices
A Closer Look at Indexing Equal Weight
How does indexing equal weight work in times of volatility and inflation? S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara and Invesco’s Nick Kalivas discuss the key drivers behind equal-weight’s historical outperformance vs. the benchmark and what happens when equal weight is combined with factors and/or ESG.
Why What’s Inside the Style Box Matters
Take a closer look at the style spectrum with S&P DJI’s Garrett Glawe and explore how index construction influences risk/return.
Defending with S&P Dividend Aristocrats
How do S&P Dividend Aristocrats respond to volatility, inflation and rising rates? S&P DJI’s Pavel Vaynshtok and ProShares’ Simeon Hyman take a closer look at how these quality dividend growers have performed in different market environments.
Index-Based Tools for Tracking the Future
Get to know the S&P Kensho New Economy Indices, a comprehensive, rules-based, thematic index framework powered by AI and designed to help investors better understand and precisely measure the long-term transformative trends and exponential innovation and growth of the sectors and industries driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Learn more: New Economies – Investment Themes |…
Examining the Effectiveness of Indexing Small Caps
How does profitability influence risk and return in small-cap equities and why is it important to know what’s under the hood of your small-cap index S&P DJI’s Garrett Glawe, State Street Global Advisors’ Matthew Bartolini, and ValMark Advisors’ Michael McClary take a closer look at the S&P SmallCap 600.
Introducing the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index
Look under the hood of an innovative, best-in-class ESG index, designed to track S&P 500 constituents with higher sustainability credentials based on exclusions and market-leading ESG scores.
Bringing Transparency to Green Bonds
As the global green bond market continues to grow, how are indices helping investors assess greenium and the potential opportunity set? S&P DJI’s Brian Luke joins VanEck’s Bill Sokol and Phil Kirouac for a closer look at how indexing works for green bonds.
A Practical Look at Index Liquidity in Asia
What role does index liquidity play in helping market-participants in Asia participate in the U.S. equity ecosystem during Asia’s trading hours? Join S&P DJI and State Street Global Advisors for a practical look at using indices to assess the potential opportunity set. Learn more: Regional Relevancy of S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures…
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Finding a Factor Fit
How can three decades of factor index performance history help investors make more informed decisions and measure the effectiveness of active managers? Join S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara and Anu Ganti for a closer look at factor performance across a range of market environments. Learn more: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/research/article/factor-indices-a-simple-compendium/
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How Does Indexing Small-Cap Equities Work for Insurers?
How does profitability influence risk and return in small-cap equities? S&P DJI’s Raghu Ramachandran and Garrett Glawe join Vanguard’s Ilene Kelman and Cardinal Investment Advisors’ Matt Padberg to take a closer look at aligning index objectives with strategic objectives.