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Feb 27, 2019

Chris BennettDirector, Index Investment Strategy S&P Dow Jones Indices

Can All the Children be Above Average?

February has been a great month for factor index performance: of the 17 S&P 500®-based factor indices reported in our quarterly factor dashboard, 11 have outperformed the “vanilla” S&P 500 so far. Our indices focused on quality and shareholder return are having particularly strong months, with the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats®, the S&P 500 Buyback…

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Dec 5, 2017

Derek BabbSenior Portfolio ManagerElkhorn Capital Group, LLC

Considering Factor Rotation Within the S&P 500 Universe

While 2017 is winding down with volatility levels at historical lows, a calmness has remained in the market for quite some time. According to Fei Mei Chan, Director of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, the S&P 500 is on track for its least volatile year in 22 years. With volatility (or lack…

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Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

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Hamish Preston Associate Director, U.S. Equity Indices

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Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

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Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

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Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Chris Bennett Director, Index Investment Strategy

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Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Ben Leale-Green Senior Analyst, Research & Design, ESG Indices

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

Stuart Magrath Senior Director, Channel Management, Australia and New Zealand

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

Mona Naqvi Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Rachel Du Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Sherifa Issifu Associate, Index Investment Strategy

Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

Kevin Horan Director, Fixed Income Indices

Tim Edwards Managing Director, Index Investment Strategy

Fei Mei Chan Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hamish Preston Associate Director, U.S. Equity Indices

Berlinda Liu Director, Global Research & Design

Phillip Brzenk Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

Fiona Boal Head of Commodities and Real Assets

Aye Soe Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management

Howard Silverblatt Senior Index Analyst, Product Management

Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

Anu Ganti Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hong Xie Senior Director, Global Research & Design

Shaun Wurzbach Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Advisor Channel

Akash Jain Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer

Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Chris Bennett Director, Index Investment Strategy

Reid Steadman Managing Director, Global Head of ESG

Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Ben Leale-Green Senior Analyst, Research & Design, ESG Indices

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

Stuart Magrath Senior Director, Channel Management, Australia and New Zealand

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

Mona Naqvi Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Rachel Du Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design