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What Do Insurance Companies Need to Know About SPIVA?
How and when are insurers implementing index-based strategies as they seek liquidity, diversification, and risk mitigation? S&P DJI’s Raghu Ramachandran and Anu Ganti join BlackRock’s Andrew Masalin to discuss what’s driving passive outperformance and the use of ETFs by insurers through the lens of SPIVA.
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Tracking the Sun with Indices
How can an index measure the companies driving the continued rise of solar power? Take a custom look at how indexing works for solar with S&P DJI’s Michael Mell and MAC Solar Index’s Richard Asplund.
Why Do U.S. Mid-Cap Equities Matter?
Take a deep dive into the S&P MidCap 400 as S&P DJI’s Hamish Preston and Sherifa Issifu explore what makes the S&P 400 relevant globally and the distinctive sector and risk/return characteristics of this slice of the U.S. equity market.
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The S&P GARP Index Series Expands to Include S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 Versions
The S&P 500® GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) Index was launched in February 2019 to strike a balance between pure growth and pure valuation. Due to its popularity among market participants, this index series has recently been expanded to include the S&P MidCap 400® GARP Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 GARP® Index. The…
Lessons from 20 Years of Equal Weight
How has equal-weight compared with cap-weight historically? S&P DJI’s Hamish Preston and Invesco’s Nick Kalivas explore how differences in index construction have influenced index performance, sector and factor composition, and results in the latest SPIVA Scorecards.
Exploring Two Decades of Fixed Income Innovation
Take a closer look at the latest SPIVA results as S&P DJI’s Brian Luke and BlackRock’s Stephen Laipply discuss how indexing works for fixed income, the iBoxx liquidity ecosystem, and what a growing range of passive tools could mean for yield seekers as income returns to fixed income.
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Active vs. Passive, Bond ETFs, bond yields, Brian Luke, credit risk management, Derivatives, duration risk management, fixed income, Fixed Income ETFs, fixed income mutual funds, futures, high yield corporates, iBoxx, income generation, interest rate management, investment grade corporates, iTraxx, liquidity, options, rising rates, S&P Indices vs. Active, SPIVA, total return swaps
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- Active vs. Passive, Bond ETFs, bond yields, Brian Luke, credit risk management, Derivatives, duration risk management, fixed income, Fixed Income ETFs, fixed income mutual funds, futures, high yield corporates, iBoxx, income generation, interest rate management, investment grade corporates, iTraxx, liquidity, options, rising rates, S&P Indices vs. Active, SPIVA, total return swaps
SPIVA and the Challenges of Active Outperformance
What are the three main reasons it’s hard for most active managers to beat their benchmarks? Explore findings from the SPIVA and Persistence Scorecards with S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara including an allegorical look at what might happen if Craig challenged Michael Jordan to a free-throw shooting contest.
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Examining Passive Performance at the Core
How does indexing work for large-cap equities? S&P DJI’s Hamish Preston and State Street Global Advisor’s Michael Arone take a closer look at lessons from 20 years of SPIVA, including fee savings, outperformance, and what the latest GICS® changes mean for sectors and industries moving forward.
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A Dynamic Approach to Volatility Management
How can indices seek to maintain a pre-defined level of implied volatility? Look inside the S&P 500 Futures Defined Volatility Indices, a dynamic, rules-based approach to volatility management helping market participants align investments with risk appetites systematically.
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Active Performance Shortfalls and the Rise of Passive
Why did indexing take root and how has it grown so far so fast? S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara and Anu Ganti take a closer look at why indexing works, the size of the passive market today, and the historical savings linked to indexing.
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