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4 Ways to Compare Asian and U.S. Dividend Markets
Dividends are becoming increasingly important as investors grapple with higher U.S. Treasury yields that do not appear to be going down anytime soon. However, not all dividend markets are created equal. Below are four charts that compare dividend index performance in Asia to the U.S. The S&P Pan Asia Dividend Aristocrats Index brings S&P Dow…
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Potential Applications of U.S. Equities for Asia-Based Investors
Many investors have a so-called “home bias,” allocating to their domestic market in greater proportion than would be expected based on its representation in global equity markets. Asia-based investors are no exception. Here we present our U.S. equity icons as one potential way to provide diversification for Asian investors. The breadth and depth of the…
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A Fast Start to 2023 for the S&P China 500 – Returning 5.0% in Q1
The S&P China 500 gained 5.0% in Q1 2023, continuing to claw back some of the losses exhibited in 2022. Developed markets broadly had a strong quarter, with Chinese equities underperforming global equities while outperforming emerging markets. Communication Services led sector performance for the start of 2023, up over 20%. Energy and Information Technology also…
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China Equities Diverge from Developed and Emerging Markets
China, the world’s second-largest market by both GDP and stock market capitalization, is showing itself to be a worthy diversifier, with low correlations to other equity markets. While many developed and emerging stock market indices have traded more in sync since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, China has performed differently, with both domestic China…
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The S&P China 500 Rebounded 7.1% in Q4 2022, Recovering a Portion of Its 2022 Losses
The S&P China 500 gained 7.1% in Q4 2022, gaining back some of the losses exhibited earlier in 2022. Despite the strong quarter, Chinese equities underperformed global and emerging markets in Q4, as these segments broadly bounced back from the heavy losses of Q3. The S&P China 500 declined 24.4% in 2022, likewise underperforming global…
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The Case for Dividend Aristocrats in Pan Asia
During a time of acute monetary policy tightening throughout much of the western world, major Asian central banks have remained relatively more accommodative. In China, the People’s Bank of China cut its key five-year prime loan rate last week1 after cutting it only a few months ago in May. In addition to the looser monetary…
How Carbon Weight Adjustment May Reduce Carbon Intensity among Asian Equities
In a previous blog, we reviewed the carbon efficiencies of Asian companies in comparison with their global industry group peers. In this blog, we examine the potential carbon intensity1 reduction on various Asian markets by incorporating a carbon weight adjustment to their respective S&P Global BMI index universes, following the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Index…
Are Asian Companies More or Less Carbon Efficient Than Their Global Peers?
With the launch of the S&P Global Carbon Efficient Index Series in 2018, S&P DJI introduced the S&P Carbon Global Standard, a proprietary carbon classification system that assigns carbon deciles to companies within their respective industry groups. The framework uses carbon-to-revenue footprint (carbon intensity) for companies in the S&P Global LargeMidCap to determine carbon decile…
Why S&P 500 and DJIA Futures Could Be Useful for Asian Investors during the COVID-19 Selloff
The co-movement of returns that emerged from the interconnection of global markets has important consequences in terms of portfolio hedging and risk management. In our paper, Regional Relevancy of S&P 500® and Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures® in Asia, we highlighted three characteristics of S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA®) futures could potentially…
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The Effects of Dispersion in Carbon Intensity Scores on Carbon-Efficient Portfolio Construction
In this blog, we investigate the dispersion of carbon intensity scores in detail and its effect on carbon-efficient portfolio construction via equal- and market-cap-weighted approaches. A company’s carbon efficiency is measured by its carbon intensity score (C.I. score), provided by Trucost, which is defined as the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a company’s direct operations…
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