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Navigating Global Markets with the S&P World Index
What sets the S&P World Index apart when it comes to tracking developed markets around the globe? Explore how extensive coverage, historical consistency, transparency and adaptability are helping global investors make more informed decisions as they seek to uncover opportunities and navigate risks across economic cycles.
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An All-in-One Global Solution: S&P World Index
How can an index help market participants benchmark the developed world? Take a deep dive into the S&P World Index as we explore its coverage and usage, its performance history and why it continues to be a tough index for actively managed funds to beat with S&P DJI’s John Welling and Anu Ganti.
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Navigating Developed Markets: The S&P World Index Explained
Reliable and comprehensive benchmarks are indispensable in a landscape where global diversification is at the forefront. The S&P World Index tracks the performance of large- and mid-cap stocks from 24 developed markets, providing a consistent universe for historical market analysis and implementation of investment strategies. The S&P World Index was launched in 2009, building on…
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The Global Equity Landscape: Struggles and Surprises in 2024
U.S. equity markets enjoyed a great year in 2024, but the returns in many developed equity markets were found wanting in relative terms and, in many cases, absolute terms as well. With just a few trading days left in 2024, the S&P Developed BMI has gained 22% YTD as of Dec. 13, 2024, with all…
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Diversifying Exceptionalism
Despite recent sharp U.S. market declines after the Federal Reserve signaled fewer than expected rate cuts, much of recent year-end market commentary has been focused on U.S. exceptionalism and the divergence of U.S. equities compared to the rest of the world. The S&P 500® was up 24.8% YTD through Dec. 18, 2024, reaching 57 all-time…
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Clash of Titans: Diverging Global and Emerging Market Mid-Year Active Performance
Much of recent market commentary has been focused on market concentration concerns,1 thanks to the dominance of mega-cap stocks in the U.S., with the S&P 500® Top 50 outperforming the S&P 500 by 5% for the 12 months ending in September 2024. But as we’ve noted in our inaugural SPIVA® Global Mid-Year 2024 Scorecard, concentration…
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S&P World Index: A Global Benchmark for Comprehensive Coverage
Introducing a benchmark that digs deeper into developed markets, with data that extends over several economic cycles. Discover how the S&P World Index sets the standard for developed market indices.
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