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Tag Archives: S&P MidCap 400

Oct 6, 2023

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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Sep 25, 2023

Splitting Size in U.S. Equities: S&P DJI versus MSCI in H1 2023

The first half of 2023 saw a strong rebound from 2022 for equities: the S&P 500® gained 17% as the U.S. outperformed the S&P Global Ex-U.S. BMI (up 10%). Information Technology led the way across the U.S. cap spectrum, possibly reflecting investors’ expectations regarding the potential impact of artificial intelligence. The S&P Composite 1500® combines…

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Sep 14, 2023

S&P U.S. Indices Mid-Year 2023: Analyzing Relative Returns to CRSP

Following a challenging 2022, H1 2023 hosted a recovery among U.S. equities: the S&P 500® (up 16.9%) posted its fourth-best first half since 1996, and there were gains across the market cap spectrum. But on a relative basis, and in contrast to longer horizons, the S&P Core U.S. Equity Indices lagged their CRSP counterparts in…

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Sep 12, 2023

S&P U.S. Indices H1 2023: Analyzing Relative Returns to Russell

After a challenging year in 2022, the U.S. equity market saw a strong turnaround in the first half of 2023, with the S&P 500® up 17% since year-end 2022. Exhibit 1 shows that the rebound was also observed across the cap spectrum. Returns in the second quarter outperformed the first quarter after the market shook…

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Jun 5, 2023

Connecting the S&P/ASX 200 to U.S. Equity Icons

Many market participants have a “home bias,” typically having larger exposures to domestic securities than would be determined by their representation in the global opportunity set. Australia is no exception: compared to Australia’s 2% weight in the S&P Global BMI, Australian investors allocated an estimated 49% of their total equity allocation to domestic stocks at…

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Apr 26, 2023

Potential Applications of U.S. Equities for Asia-Based Investors

Many investors have a so-called “home bias,” allocating to their domestic market in greater proportion than would be expected based on its representation in global equity markets. Asia-based investors are no exception. Here we present our U.S. equity icons as one potential way to provide diversification for Asian investors. The breadth and depth of the…

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Apr 6, 2023

An Israeli Home with a U.S. Twist

Our new research paper shows that Israeli investors have a greater home bias than other nations: they have invested more heavily in domestic equities and allocated to the U.S. in lower proportions than their developed markets peers such as the U.K., Europe and Canada. With U.S. equities making up nearly 60% of the S&P 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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Oct 28, 2022

Why Core Construction Matters

Look inside the S&P 1500 and its core components as S&P DJI’s Hamish Preston explores the performance of Equal Weight and sector indices, as well as highlighting how positive earnings can influence performance.

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