Firms with low credit risk generally have higher stock market returns than firms with high credit risk.1 The S&P 500® Higher Credit-Rating Ex Insurance Equity (HCREIE) Index is designed to capture the credit risk premium in the equity market. In this blog, we will introduce the index design, performance, and factor exposure. Index Design The…
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Common risk measures in equities include the volatility of price return and beta measuring price sensitivity to market. However, in fixed income, volatility measures for bonds are not as straightforward as equities. First, it can be challenging to obtain reliable daily prices for bonds that do not trade every day. Second, using the simple measure…
In a previous piece, we highlighted the emerging credit risk in Chinese corporates. Nevertheless, a recent survey reinforced the belief in the long-term future of China’s onshore bond market and pointed to an expected increase in exposure to Chinese bonds.[1] As China’s bond market continues to grow, it may be important for market participants to…
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