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Tag Archives: S&P Composite 1500

Apr 3, 2023

Diversification and Performance: Potential Applications of U.S. Equities in Japan

The U.S. equity market is by far the largest in the world, representing 57.7% of the global market capitalization, and it is nearly nine times the size of the Japanese equity market (see Exhibit 1). Hence, Japanese investors may wish to consider U.S. equities in order to not overlook a significant portion of the global…

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Mar 20, 2023

What’s in a U.S. Equity Index?

2022 was the worst year for U.S. equity indices since 2008’s Global Financial Crisis, with the S&P 500® entering a bear market and declining 18% in 2022. Despite the market blues, there were some relative winners: the S&P DJI U.S. Core Indices beat their MSCI counterparts last year, driven by differences in their methodologies. Below…

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Mar 13, 2023

S&P U.S. Indices Year-End 2022: Analyzing Relative Returns to CRSP

The S&P U.S. Equity Indices aim to represent and measure the performance of distinct market cap segments of the investable U.S. equity market. The S&P Composite 1500®, which consists of the S&P 500®, S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600®, is constructed differently compared to other indices with similar objectives. These nuances can impact index…

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Mar 2, 2023

S&P U.S. Indices Year-End 2022: Analyzing Relative Returns to Russell

2022 was a challenging year across asset classes, including equities. Exhibit 1 shows that there were declines across the U.S. equities market cap spectrum. For example, the S&P 500® fell 18% for the whole year; the gains in the fourth quarter were not sufficient to overcome the declines during the first three quarters. Amid the…

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Jan 4, 2023

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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Oct 21, 2022

Why Are U.S. Equities and the Real Estate Sector Relevant to the Chilean Market?

U.S. Equities’ Predominance U.S. equities represent 59.1% of the total global equity market in terms of float market capitalization (FMC) and at least 50% of the weight in 8 of the 11 GICS sectors globally. Given trends and narratives, U.S. equities seem to have an outsized role in explaining performance globally and may help investors…

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Aug 29, 2022

S&P U.S. Core Indices Mid-Year 2022: Analyzing Relative Returns to Russell

In Q2 2022, the S&P 500®, S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® all fell about 15%, continuing the declines from Q1 as of June 30, 2022 (see Exhibit 1). The S&P 500 experienced its worst first half since 1970. Amid the challenging environment, the S&P U.S. Core and Style Indices have generally proved more…

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Aug 18, 2022

S&P U.S. Indices Mid-Year 2022: Analyzing Relative Returns to CRSP

The first half of 2022 saw supply chain disruptions, interest rate hikes amid rising inflation and geopolitical tensions sour sentiment, creating a complex environment for equity markets. The S&P 500® was down 20%, which represented the worst start of the year since 1970. What was the impact on other S&P DJI U.S. equity indices and…

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Jun 2, 2022

The S&P MidCap 400: An Overlooked Gem

The S&P MidCap 400® is an often-overlooked member of the S&P Composite 1500® series, despite outperforming the S&P 500® and S&P SmallCap 600® since 1994 (see Exhibit 1).1 The mid-cap U.S. equity index also weathered the market volatility slightly better during the first five months of 2022 by falling less than 11%, compared to a…

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Mar 11, 2021

SPIVA U.S. Year-End 2020 Scorecard: Passive Continued Its Winning Streak

In a year that brought a pandemic, volatility, and policy stimulus, asset prices rose nearly across the board. However, positive absolute returns did not necessarily translate into success for active managers relative to their benchmarks. According to the SPIVA® U.S. Year-End 2020 Scorecard, most active fund managers in the U.S. underperformed their benchmarks over the…

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