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Latin Markets: Still Dancing to the Same Beat
Just as Latin American musicians dominated global charts in 2025, the region’s equities delivered quite the performance last year. While markets navigated shifting interest rates and economic transitions, Latin America stood out as a top-performing region worldwide. The S&P Latin America BMI hit a high note, surging by 53.8% for the year, outperforming the S&P…
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The S&P/BMV IPC during Each Presidential Administration in Mexico
On Oct. 1, 2024, a new presidential administration took office in Mexico amid a series of constitutional reforms and a new political landscape. Political change can create uncertainty, so it is useful to analyze past periods to identify trends and gain insights on the effects of similar events. How did the S&P/BMV IPC and the…
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Latin America in the Long Term: A Potential Application of U.S. Equities
2022 was a challenging year for equity markets, as central banks around the world hiked interest rates in response to surging inflation. U.S. equities were affected by the souring sentiment, with the S&P Composite 1500® down 17.8% in 2022. More broadly, all 25 countries in the S&P Global Developed BMI declined in U.S. dollar terms…
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Exploring Active vs. Passive in Latin America
How do active managers in Latin America stack up to their benchmarks? Discover the key takeaways from the latest SPIVA Latin America Scorecard with S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Ericka Alcántara. https://youtu.be/fAw4GaEao1Q
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Dissecting the Divergent Performance among Latin American Fund Managers
Lessons from the SPIVA Latin America Mid-Year 2022 Scorecard The semiannual S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA®) Scorecards1 measure the performance of actively managed funds against their corresponding benchmarks in various markets around the world. According to the latest SPIVA Latin America Mid-Year 2022 Scorecard, the YTD performance among active managers across Latin American countries varied…
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Hedging Inflation with the S&P/BMV IPC
Inflation in Mexico has reached levels not seen in over 20 years, as the S&P/BMV IPC has receded from its all-time high reached earlier this year (see Exhibit 1). In this environment, market participants may question how inflation may affect index performance and the effectiveness of equity allocations as a hedge against it. First, let’s…
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Paint by Numbers: SPIVA Latin America Year-End 2021
The S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA®) Scorecard1 provides a rich tapestry of data and insights on the active versus passive debate by comparing the performance of actively managed funds to their corresponding passive benchmarks. The SPIVA Latin America Scorecard is one of several regionally focused reports and covers the performance of active funds in Brazil,…
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No Time to Thrive
S&P DJI has just released the final regional edition of our S&P Index Versus Active (SPIVA®) Mid-Year 2021 Scorecards. The semiannual reports cover the performance of actively managed funds in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, South Africa, India, Japan, Australia, and our newest regional addition, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). SPIVA Scorecards…
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SPIVA Latin America Year-End 2020 Scorecard: Active Managers Missed an Opportunity
The recently published SPIVA® Latin America Year-End 2020 Scorecard shows that the volatile environment of 2020, though potentially favorable for high-conviction active managers, did not necessarily translate into success for active managers. SPIVA scorecards measure the performance of active funds against an appropriate benchmark. For Latin America, S&P Dow Jones Indices began publishing the scorecard…
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The Downs and Ups of Latin American Markets – April 2020 Review
Investment in Latin America’s equity markets is not for the faint of heart—now more than ever. In the first quarter of 2020, all markets in the region were significantly negative, plagued by recent events. While April has swung markets back to positive territory, we are still far from the proverbial “light at the end of…