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How the S&P Managed Risk 2.0 Indices Dynamically Respond to Risk
Explore how a transparent, rules-based approach to risk management is designed to offer participation and downside protection with S&P DJI’s Tianyin Cheng. To learn more, read Tianyin’s latest blog, “The Trade-Off between Upside Participation and Downside Protection.”
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Four Decades of the Low Volatility Factor
Many financial theories are based on the idea that riskier investments should offer higher returns. However, there is a bank of evidence – accumulated since the 1970s – showing that less volatile stocks posted higher risk-adjusted returns across a number of time horizons, regions, and market segments, historically. S&P Dow Jones Indices produces a range…
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A Little Bit of Low Vol Can Go a Long Way
The fourth quarter of 2018 was pretty turbulent for global equities. Volatility and correlations rose, the majority of the S&P Global BMI’s 48 country constituents declined by double digits, recent darlings among factor strategies (momentum and growth) lagged, and the S&P 500’s 13.52% quarterly plunge left the benchmark with its first calendar-year loss in a…
Dividend Growth Strategies and Downside Protection
2018 ended on a sour note for the S&P 500®, as the index declined by more than 9% in December alone. The drop-off resulted in the first negative calendar year return (-4.38%) for the S&P 500 (TR) since the financial crisis (2008). Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats®, which is designed to measure the performance…
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Gold Shines With Its Biggest 2-Day Gain Since 2011
According to my colleague, Howard Silverblatt, Senior Index Analyst, “The S&P 500 posted a $317.2 billion fall, after Friday’s $656.9, making the two-day fall $974.2 billion – the third worst on record. The 2-day point drop of 112.79 was the second worst point drop on record, and on a percentage basis, the 5.37% decline for 2-days is…
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