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Return of the Macro: Declining Dispersion and Climbing Correlations
As we approach the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500® is down 3% QTD, and underneath the surface, there have been significant crosscurrents at play. Concerns about the impact of AI on software companies have been prevalent, with the S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index down 20% QTD, while chipmakers have remained…
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Tech Tantrums
The past week has been turbulent for Big Tech, with disappointing reactions to earnings from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, while Apple and Meta emerged relatively unscathed after announcing their results. Concerns about growing capital expenditures on AI1 among these giants have led to renewed bubble fears among market participants. In an environment characterized by such…
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Duration Distress
We’ve written previously about the traditional sources of excess return for fixed income active managers, one of which is taking on higher term or interest rate risk. 2024 witnessed a sharp reversal in the excess returns from term risk, as long duration tilts that would have rewarded managers in 2023 hurt them in 2024. A…
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Dispersion at All-Time High Relative to Volatility as Earnings Season Arrives
Despite a recent uptick to a more normal level near 16, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX®) has averaged around just 12.8 over the past 30 trading days as of July 18, indicating relative calm in U.S. equities. Meanwhile, a complementary measure of U.S. equity market risk, the CBOE S&P 500® Dispersion Index (DSPX), has surged…
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