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Rallies, Records and Relentless Restlessness: A Tale of Markets in 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, U.S. large caps boast impressive gains: after a rocky start that saw a 19% drawdown, the S&P 500® is up 18% including dividends, as of Dec. 12, significantly above its annualized total return of 10.8% since inception in 1957. The U.S. bellwether also recorded 37 all-time highs this year….
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Factors for All Markets
Recently, much of the financial media has been occupied with discussing the potential of a bubble in markets. Some have compared the current sentiment to the “animal spirits” of the late 1990s.1 Proponents of this view cite stretched valuations, retail-driven speculation and the circularity of transactions as evidence to support their claims. Whether or not…
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Evolving Index Solutions Are Bringing Transparency to Private Markets
The investment landscape is undergoing a marked transformation as the private markets space has generated increasing interest among new classes of investors. This shift reflects a broader rethinking of diversification, return potential and portfolio construction strategies. As interest in private equity and private credit continues to expand, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) is positioned…
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Indicization Nation
To indicize means to provide, in passive form, a strategy formerly available only via active management. Until the early 1970s, there were no index funds; all assets were managed actively. The shift of assets from active to passive management is one of the most important trends in modern financial history. Our recent Annual Survey of…
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Exploring Tokenization: A New Era for Traditional Assets
In July 2025, S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) announced its entry into the tokenization space1 via a strategic collaboration with Centrifuge, a decentralized infrastructure provider. The collaboration marks the first time that S&P DJI has licensed index data for the creation of a digital token and, in doing so, will bring the S&P 500®…
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Introducing the S&P Thematics Dashboard: Transforming Data into Thematic Intelligence
Given the increased interest in thematic strategies that measure both cutting-edge technologies and the broader forces shaping the global economy, we’re launching the S&P Thematics Dashboard—a monthly resource that highlights key economic and market indicators that help put the performance of thematic indices into perspective. With data created in collaboration with Theia Insights, the dashboard…
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20 Years at the Forefront of Dividend Indexing: The S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
For two decades, the S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® has been holding its constituents to a high standard, requiring them to increase dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. This simple yet effective requirement has stood the test of time, establishing the index as one of the most recognized global dividend benchmarks. In honor of this…
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The Factors Fueling the Rise of Indexing in Wealth Management
Recent activities indicate that indexing is on the rise in wealth management. A previous blog introduced Cerulli Associates’ new whitepaper, which explores how index-based strategies are reshaping U.S. wealth management.1 Financial advisors with at least 10% of client assets invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are allocating 46% of client assets to index-based strategies today, with…
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Applying Nobel Prize-Winning Volatility Research to the S&P 500
In unpredictable markets, the ability to more accurately model and predict volatility may offer unique benefits when applied to indices used in insurance and structured products. Learn how the S&P 500 Engle Indices measure dynamic exposure to the S&P 500 while applying a predictive volatility control mechanism, which employs a variation of the GARCH model…
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What’s in a Name? From S&P 500 ESG Index to S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index
Over the last 10 years, sustainable investing has become increasingly prevalent, and concerns surrounding the risk of greenwashing have increased. To assist S&P DJI’s customers with new European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) fund naming guidelines, S&P DJI announced the renaming of the S&P 500® ESG Index to the S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index….
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