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Forecasting Tomorrow’s Dividends: Introducing the S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Growth Index
Introduction As an industry leader in dividend index development, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is committed to launching new and innovative dividend indices across global markets. The newly launched S&P/TSX Composite High Dividend Growth Index reflects this, representing the first application of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Dividend Forecasting Dataset within the S&P/TSX Composite…
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What’s beyond the Top 60 in Canada?
Canada’s investment landscape is often defined by the S&P/TSX 60, the benchmark that comprises the nation’s largest companies. These larger-cap companies—predominantly Financials and Energy firms—tend to lead headlines for portfolio allocations. Yet beneath the top tier of widely recognized names exists a dynamic segment that focuses on emerging leadership, innovation and diversification in Canada’s public…
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Canada’s Materials Sector Strikes Gold
Canadian equity markets have a reputation for their sector concentration and cyclical swings, often reflecting the country’s deep ties to commodities and resource-driven growth. Over the past decade, sector performance has rotated dramatically, with Energy, Materials and Information Technology each taking their turn at the top. This constant reshuffling has reinforced the importance of diversification,…
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An Index Approach to Fossil Fuel Reserves Divestment: Spotlight on the New S&P/TSX Composite Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index
S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) has been calculating indices designed to exclude companies with fossil fuel reserves since December 2011, when the S&P Global 1200 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index was launched. This index, along with its sub-indices such as the S&P 500® Fossil Fuel Reserves Free Index, measure the performance of companies in…
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Equal Weight Indexing in Canadian Equities
The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index has exhibited notable long-term outperformance compared to the market-cap-weighted S&P 500—a phenomenon that has been researched over the years. Unlike the headline S&P 500, where larger companies exert a greater influence, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index assigns the same weight to each of its constituents, regardless of their…
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