IJS News and Press, iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Value From 02/22/24

2024-02-22 12:30:00 ET Summary Both US Consumer Price Index and US Producer Price Index data for January were hotter than expected, but it was no cause for concern, in my opinion. The most recent gross domestic product prints for Japan and the UK show that both economies were tech...

2024-02-15 10:14:52 ET Summary Vanguard S&P SmallCap 600 Value ETF combines two factors of the Fama-French model: value and size. It is well-diversified across holdings, but overweight in the financial sector. VIOV is very close to the S&P SmallCap 600 regarding perfor...

2024-02-14 12:30:00 ET Summary On average, US equity returns have tended to be strongest in January, compared to the other 11 months of the year. When the S&P 500 Index rises in January, full year returns have tended to be positive, leading some to call January a performance p...

2024-02-13 12:46:51 ET More on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, iShares Russell 2000 ETF, etc. IWM: Technical Analysis Says You Should Buy Small Caps IWM: Supply-Side Disinflation Benefits Small Caps The Most EEM: Things Changed, I'm Out Investors sell fund...

2024-01-29 07:11:48 ET More on stocks and bonds PBOC Cuts Reserve Requirements, But USD Pullback May Offer New Buying Opportunity In North America SPY: Black Swan Hiding In Plain Sight BOJ Stands Pat, Exit Draws Closer; HK Liquidity Is Squeezed, Easing Pressure O...

2024-01-25 13:57:00 ET Summary The iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF is the best-performing factor fund in 2024, up 6.1% YTD. Meanwhile, small-cap and value are taking a hit so far in 2024. Optimists are hoping, again, that attractive valuation is the catalyst that renews s...

2024-01-22 03:13:00 ET Summary Friday, January 19th, 2024, saw the first trade above the January ’22 high of 4,815, with the S&P 500 ultimately closing at 4,839.81, or the first all-time high in 24 months. The all-time high came on no new economic data, or critical earn...

2024-01-16 07:00:00 ET Summary Small cap stocks surged in the final two months of the year as the 10-year yield reversed direction. The Fed's actions in 2024 will determine the prospects for small cap stocks, with a rate cut in March improving their prospects. Small caps may f...

2024-01-15 01:38:00 ET Summary In the final weeks of 2023, stocks and bonds both rallied, and the rise in share prices of US small-capitalization companies—at long last—added to the holiday cheer. The small-cap Russell 2000 Index surged 12% in December (ending the ye...

2024-01-13 01:45:00 ET Summary What to expect in the upcoming earnings season. Can the Fed still cut rates after the latest CPI data? The market implications if inflation continues to be sticky. Markets have been pricing in a U.S. Fed interest rate cut by as early ...