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Anchoring Equity to Economic Activity: The Power of Revenue Weighting
Market-cap-weighted indices like the S&P 500® that offer a broad measure of the market have long served as the foundation of passive investing. With valuations at elevated levels and sector concentration—particularly in technology—near historic highs, we examine alternative weighting methods that may provide broader and complementary views. Revenue weighting offers a complementary approach: by weighting…
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Regimes, Reversals and Risk
The S&P 500® gained 15% in Q2 2026, posting its best quarter since Q2 2020. The steady drumbeat of AI-related enthusiasm propelled the market upward despite numerous obstacles, including the war with Iran, rising inflation and fears of Fed rate hikes. However, the start of Q3 has been rocky, with a sharp sell-off in chipmakers,…
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SPIVA By the Numbers: A Global Perspective
How difficult is it to beat the benchmark in markets around the world? S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards takes viewers inside the latest SPIVA results and explores the challenges of active management over the long term.
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Cashing in the Chips?
The rally in U.S. equities continued in May, with the S&P 500® posting 11 all-time closing highs during the month. A key catalyst for the market’s upward march has been optimism surrounding companies benefiting from the boom in AI. The beneficiaries of the investment in AI are no longer just the mega-cap hyperscalers, but the…
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New Tools for Tracking Sector Liquidity
How is index data helping market participants make more informed decisions at the sector level? S&P DJI’s Anu Ganti and Agatha Malinowski discuss how the new Sector Liquidity Monitor in the U.S. Sector Dashboard means investors can now get sector performance, factor exposure, fundamental metrics and liquidity all in one resource to inform sector strategy decisions.
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Measuring the Managers
The measurement of active manager performance versus benchmarks is not new. The earliest study dates back to more than 90 years ago, when Alfred Cowles found that “statistical tests of the best individual records failed to demonstrate that they exhibited skill, and indicated that they more probably were results of chance.”1 Forty years later, by…
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The Market Measure: In the Shadows of Giants
How has index concentration shifted historically and why might a diversified, cap-weighted benchmark like the S&P 500 already be tracking tomorrow’s market giants? S&P DJI’s Ben Vörös sits down with Tim Edwards to discuss Tim’s latest research, In the Shadows of Giants, and examine whether the dominance of a few large companies may be a signal of risk…
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SPIVA Special Report: Heroes in Haystacks
Can Hero Funds save portfolios? S&P DJI’s Joe Nelesen takes a closer look at our special SPIVA report examining the performance of multi-asset portfolios of funds versus weighted blends of indices.
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S&P Momentum Indices Shine in April Rally
Momentum strategies, which tend to be known for performing well in trending markets, experienced a historically strong rebound in April. The S&P 500® Momentum Index, S&P MidCap 400® Momentum Index and S&P SmallCap 600® Momentum Index all posted double-digit gains, surpassing their respective benchmarks (see Exhibit 1). Notably, the April performance of the S&P 500…
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Using Select Sectors to Evaluate Opportunities and Risks
What’s the relevance of U.S. sectors globally in the current landscape? Join S&P DJI’s Hamish Preston and State Street Investment Management’s Matt Bartolini as they explore the Select Sector Indices and how they are helping market participants evaluate and express sector views across evolving market conditions.
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