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Mom’s Recipe: Sectors, Stocks and Size
The S&P 500® Momentum Index has been one of the best-performing of all the S&P 500 Factor Indices in the past few years. A closer inspection of the drivers of performance identifies constituent selection as paramount, highlighting the importance of dynamically retreating from the largest of the mega caps in periods when smaller names took…
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Performance Insights: The S&P 500 Equal Weight ESG Index
Since its launch in July 2022 to year-end 2024, the S&P 500® Equal Weight ESG Index achieved a cumulative outperformance of 0.86% compared to its benchmark, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index. Gaining insight into the factors behind this outperformance highlights important aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) attributes that function differently from those…
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Understanding the Outperformance of the S&P 500 ESG Leaders Index through a Sectoral Lens
The financial landscape has transformed significantly in recent years, with market participants increasingly recognizing the value of sustainability characteristics. One embodiment of this shift is the S&P 500® ESG Leaders Index, launched on Feb. 7, 2022, which is a best-in-class ESG index designed to measure the performance of securities with stronger than average ESG characteristics,…
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