IVE News and Press, iShares S&P 500 Value From 11/02/23

2023-11-02 06:47:00 ET Summary November through December also sees what is generally the highest level of corporate buyback activity for the year. In addition to being buyers of equities over the coming month, Goldman Sachs estimates CTAs will also be significant buyers of bonds u...

2023-11-02 03:59:00 ET Summary Q3 featured just a modest increase in global share repurchase announcements, and the fourth quarter is off to a sluggish start. A trio of consumer companies crossed our radar with encouraging buyback plans despite generally tightening financial condi...

2023-11-01 09:00:00 ET Summary Shorting or hedging against companies driving innovation and growth in the US stock markets is not a viable long-term strategy. Historical trends suggest that bear markets are relatively short-lived, and positive trends in the market indicate potenti...

2023-10-30 07:07:00 ET Summary Looking at the fed funds probability picture, it’s clear the Fed / FOMC is on hold for now. I also think investors have to look at yields at the longer end of the curve, as there are some signs of the US economy weakening. Apple’s r...

2023-10-29 02:01:54 ET Summary IVE has exposure to tech, financials, and industrials, with less exposure to mid-cap tech and healthcare. Valuations in tech are a concern, as shown by negative reactions to earnings, while financials face risks from deposit beta and economic downtur...

2023-10-27 23:25:00 ET Summary After two quarters of strong equity performance, markets paused and reversed in the third quarter of the year. U.S. equities lost -3.2% and European equities lost -2.1%. Clearly, the change of tone at the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) pl...

2023-10-21 00:30:00 ET Summary The Transports and the Semis are two groups typically viewed as "leading" indicators for the broader market. While the Transports (Dow Transportation Index) are now up 15.3% compared to the S&P 500's gain of 19.5%, Semis (Philly Sox Index) are st...

2023-10-19 10:06:00 ET Summary Although American shares continue to hold on to a strong rally from the year-ago bottom, reclaiming the previous market peak is nowhere on the near-term horizon. The current drawdown is the ninth-longest on record since 1950. At this point in history...

2023-10-18 07:10:00 ET Summary Dividend futures for the S&P 500 are now available for each quarter through the end of 2024. The past quarters of 2021-Q4 through 2023-Q3 represent the final value the CME Group's dividend futures recorded for the index on the date the dividend f...

2023-10-15 06:30:00 ET Summary The investment environment has undergone a sweeping alteration, calling for significant capital reallocation. The decline in interest rates over the past 40 years has been overlooked as a major driver of investment profits. Credit instruments may...