ATFV News and Press, Alger 35 ETF From 06/14/23

2023-06-14 21:30:00 ET Summary This year is showing there is a wide dispersion of returns across the standard index providers’ definitions of growth and value. Microsoft was the second-largest holding in the S&P 500 Growth Index and the top holding in the S&P 500 Va...

2023-05-16 03:30:00 ET Summary Historically low interest rates in recent years made it difficult for investors who seek yield from their investment portfolios. Rising rates in today's fixed income markets have led to more attractive bond prices and higher yields, alleviating some ...

2023-05-15 02:00:00 ET Summary As the economy begins to accelerate, value companies begin to outperform. The market continued to favor many of the more value-oriented or economically sensitive sectors of the market. The financial sector fell to the bottom of returns as balance...

2023-04-23 06:48:00 ET Summary The sources of the immense water pressure causing cracks in our economy are high inflation, leading to high-interest rates and too much debt. Our long-term view on elevated inflation is based on structural supply and demand imbalances, most notably i...

2023-03-07 16:18:00 ET Summary When the market first bottomed in the spring of 2020, the initial rally was driven by technology and growth companies. While a slower economy and a less hostile rate environment favor growth, the value differential still tilts toward value. For i...

Summary Classic inflation hedges still play vital roles in inflation-protection strategies. Investing in future-resources equities requires balancing forward-looking optimism with pragmatism. Style-balanced construction would require more trading and rebalancing than a simple cap-we...

Summary US growth stocks were hit hard in last year’s downturn, with the mega-caps accounting for nearly half of the market’s decline. Some mega-caps will retain dominant business positions and may continue to offer attractive investing opportunities. By positioning be...

Summary 2022 was a year where, suddenly, the value style of investing dramatically outperformed the growth style. Sector exposure is a detail useful to help in characterizing different index exposures. The S&P 500 Growth Index added Energy sector exposure due to strong price mom...

Summary We likely experienced peak rates of inflation during the fourth quarter of 2022, and as price increases abate, the coming months may bring the end of the central-bank tightening. However, we believe inflation is likely to remain above the historically low levels experienced duri...

Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Appreciation Strategy seeks to balance upside r...