AVDV News and Press, Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF From 12/28/22

Summary There were ample causes for this global downdraft in equity markets. Global equity markets look likely to face a global recession in 2023, which appears to have already begun in the final quarter of 2022. Equity markets will face a tough global environment in 2023, particula...

Summary Inflation continues to moderate, not only here, but also in Europe. Despite the negative economic reports and the reaction to the Fed rate hike, the US Dollar barely budged for the week. Value yet again outperformed Growth in the last week, this time by a spread of almost 1%...

Summary While it’s been a tough year, the Federal Reserve has done investors an enormous favor in terms of the attractiveness of a wide swath of fixed-income asset classes that today look a lot more attractive than a year ago. Jay Powell and the FOMC did raise the Fed funds rate ...

Summary Global GDP growth is still expected to be positive in 2022 (excluding Russia) but is expected to fall fairly dramatically in 2023. The U.S. Q3 2022 earnings season has just begun, and the outlook is for lower but still positive revenue and earnings growth. Inflation wi...

AVANTIS REACHES THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY, CONTINUES TO EXPAND OFFERING PR Newswire KANSAS CITY, Mo. , Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Avantis Investors ® , an investment offering from global asset manager American Century Investm...

Summary In a time of uncertainty, we believe that quality is the key to investing in equities. But to consistently find companies that meet high-quality standards requires research, judgment and investing skill. In this paper, we identify the characteristics that can help guid...

Summary The Royce Global Value Trust offers wide exposure to both U.S. and non-U.S. small/mid-cap Value stocks; generally with market caps up to $10b. The article includes and compares data for RGT's targeted stocks against other possible equity choices. I find that Value is a plu...

Summary ESG ratings are lacking for small-cap stocks globally. Complying with relevant ESG regulation is nearly impossible for small-cap managers to do using third-party ESG ratings alone. Sustainable global small-cap strategies are very rare, in sharp contrast to the populari...

Impact from sanctions against Russia were visible in the results. Cash flow more than doubled in the first half of the year. AerCap is positioned extremely well with delivered and yet to be delivered aircraft to extract more value due to aircraft shortage. AerCap Holding...

The acquisition of the condensate production exposure is a huge plus for profitability in the future. The acquisition should lead to above-average profitability gains throughout the business cycle. Lower debt levels also argue for an enterprise valuation increase. Cost reducti...