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Risk-Adjusted SPIVA® Year-End 2019 Scorecard: Most Active Managers Still Lagged
In addition to absolute returns, institutional investors also evaluate active funds by risk-adjusted returns. This is not surprising since Modern Portfolio Theory tells us that higher returns tend to be associated with higher risk. Our Risk-Adjusted SPIVA Scorecard was introduced in 2018 as an extension of the standard SPIVA Scorecards. It aims to assess whether…
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Delivering Low Volatility Exposure to High Yield Bonds
The last few weeks have been challenging for business the world over. People working from home and aggressive social distancing have led to business contraction and the expectation of rising default. On March 19, 2020, an S&P report expected that the U.S. trailing 12-month speculative-grade corporate default rate would rise to 10% within the next…
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Dividend Growers vs High Dividend Yielders: How They Compared as Interest Rates Rose
There are generally two types of dividend strategies: Dividend growers: Those targeting stocks that consistently grow their dividends over time High dividend yielders: Those focusing on stocks that pay a high dividend yield Not all dividend strategies are created equal These dividend strategies are constructed differently and may be used to accomplish different objectives. For…
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Consistency: What Rolling Returns Say About Dividend Aristocrats
Historically, three-year rolling returns have revealed consistent outperformance from the S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® Index, which is composed of quality companies with at least 25 consecutive years of dividend growth. Why look at rolling returns? Rolling returns offer a more robust way to show performance than traditional one-, three-, five- and ten-year trailing returns. Rolling…
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The Volatility of Bond Markets
China’s onshore bond market recorded strong growth in the first 11 months of 2015 and its total return has increased 6.98% year-to-date (YTD), as measured by the S&P China Bond Index. The S&P China Composite Select Bond Index, an investable index that tracks the performance of Chinese sovereign bonds, agency bonds and bonds issued by…
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Australian Bonds Delivered Better Risk-Adjusted Return than Equities
Australian equities and bonds both had double-digit returns last year. Looking at the one-year returns as of Jan 30, 2015, the S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Interest 0+ Index gained 10.22% and the S&P/ASX 200 (TR) rose 12.48%. While the levels of volatility came down in both markets, the annualized volatility of the S&P/ASX 200 (TR) maintained…
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