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Introducing the S&P 500 Realized Dispersion Indices
Market participants are continuously seeking innovative tools to better understand market dynamics and manage risk. This week marks the launch of the S&P 500® Realized Dispersion Indices. These indices are designed to measure the historical dispersion of The 500™ over various time periods, providing valuable insights into market volatility and the performance of individual stocks…
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Opportunity to Outperform
It’s been a challenging year for U.S. equities as investors adjust to a new rising rate regime, with inflation concerns at the forefront, coupled with uncertainty around future economic growth. Market commentators have argued that this environment is ideal for stock pickers to shine. This argument is correct, but with a caveat. With the S&P…
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S&P 500 and the U.S. Presidential Election
2020 has certainly been an extremely unusual year as economies, companies and individuals have grappled with the impacts of COVID-19. Although this year’s market movements have arguably been even more difficult to predict than usual, and many active managers were wrong-footed earlier this year, investment outlooks have kept at least one eye on the outcome…
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Showtime for Active Managers?
The rapid spread of coronavirus and oil price concerns have whipsawed U.S. equities since the S&P 500® reached its all-time high on Feb. 19, 2020. On March 16, 2020, the index plummeted by 12%, its worst decline since October 1987; as of the close of trading on March 18, 2020, losses for the S&P 500…
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