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Market Leaders with Strong Domestic Revenue: Introducing the S&P 500 U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index
In March 2025, S&P DJI launched the S&P 500® U.S. Revenue Market Leaders 50 Index. This index tracks companies within the S&P 500 that generate at least 50% of their revenue from domestic sources and are recognized as market leaders based on a “market leader score.” This launch is particularly relevant as it emphasizes domestically…
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Do Friendly Bears Exist?
“Never sell the bear’s skin before one has killed the beast.” Jean de La Fontaine. On Wall Street, bear markets represent declines of at least 20% from their highs. But on Main Street, bears are anthropomorphized as friendly. Here we look at whether bears can also be “friendly” in financial markets, looking at the S&P…
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Drawdown Analysis of Low Volatility Indices
One of the objectives of low volatility strategies is to provide higher risk-adjusted returns than their respective benchmarks over the long run, primarily by reducing drawdowns during market downturns. In the U.S. market, both the S&P 500® Low Volatility Index and the S&P 500 Minimum Volatility Index have shown outperformance over the S&P 500, not…
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