IMCV News and Press, iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF From 03/19/24

2024-03-19 12:20:00 ET Summary Rising liquidity, a resilient economy and strong household balance sheets have supported corporate earnings and stocks over the past year. And, while the leading indicators of the business cycle suggest a rebound in growth is likely later in 2024, th...

2024-03-18 22:50:00 ET Summary Three weeks ago, the year-to-date performance numbers for the S&P 500 Equal Weight index and the S&P 500 market cap-based index were 2.48% and 6.69%, respectively, a difference of 4.21%. As of last Friday (below), those numbers are 3.81% and ...

2024-03-18 15:05:00 ET Summary The Magnificent Seven year-to-date average return is 13.8% versus the S&P 500 Index return of 7.6%. The market is experiencing bullish rotation where lagging sectors and stocks are attracting investor interest. However, from a seasonality per...

2024-03-18 13:05:00 ET Summary As trading weeks go, the second week of March 2024 resembled a disappointing roller coaster ride for investors. The S&P 500 climbed to a new record high of 5,175.27 on 12 March, 2024, but then went on to lose 1.1% of that new high value by the en...

2024-03-15 20:35:00 ET Summary Looking at the weekly close of the 10-year US Treasury yield, the final yield print this week at 4.30% is the highest weekly closing yield since the 4.47% close in late November ’23. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) this week improved to ...

2024-03-15 20:05:00 ET Summary Investors have been waiting for a broadening out of the rally for even longer than they’ve been pricing in (and then pricing out) rate cuts. The S&P 500 closed at overbought levels for 40 straight days through the close on 3/14. We wou...

2024-03-11 21:10:00 ET Summary While a 25% surge in the S&P 500 in four months sounds like a big rally, we were down over 10% in the previous three months, so it is not that big a move since July 31. This time around, we did not have an overall recession, even though some part...

2024-03-09 01:40:00 ET Summary The upcoming U.S. presidential election is going to dominate the news cycle over the coming months. While these short-term headlines have the power to create market volatility, over the longer term, markets have historically been indifferent to who o...

2024-03-08 19:00:00 ET Summary Oracle, Lennar and Adobe are the only names that will be of interest next week, in terms of companies reporting earnings. The forward 4-quarter estimate (FFQE) rose from $243.23 the week prior to $243.29 this week. The S&P 500 “earning...

2024-03-07 19:15:00 ET Summary Not only has the S&P 500 returned to new highs but sentiment is also making a push higher. At 51.7%, bullish sentiment is now slightly below the multi-year high from December 21st (52.9%). This week, bearish sentiment fell to 21.8% which was ...