IWB News and Press, iShares Russell 1000 From 02/15/21

January proved to be the second strongest month on record for the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace, with total traded volume amounting to EUR 50.6 billion. North America Equities was the most actively-traded ETF category during the month, with over EUR 14 billion in notional volume. ...

When Fidelity rolled out its first semi-transparent active equity ETFs in June 2020, it was far from certain these new types of ETFs would resonate with investors. With $350M in assets between FBCV, FBCG and FMIL just seven months in, Fidelity's Greg Friedman has termed the initial in...

When Fidelity rolled out its first semi-transparent active equity ETFs in June 2020, it was far from certain these new types of ETFs would resonate with investors. With $350M in assets between FBCV, FBCG and FMIL just seven months in, Fidelity's Greg Friedman has termed the initial in...

Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 36.3 billion in December. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in December 2020 reached USD 14.7 billion. During the month, 777 unique tickers traded on the Tradeweb U.S. ETF platform. For fur...

Small-cap stocks have taken a back seat to large caps in recent years, but the relative drought is over. A popular narrative is that smaller companies are poised to be the leading beneficiaries of a post-pandemic economic rebound. Embedded in the small-cap rally is the assumption ...

Last week's data had a touch of good economic news and a strong start to earnings season. There is a light calendar and a holiday-shortened week, but some important earnings reports. Attention will remain focused on the Presidential transition and progress on vaccine distribution....

The percentage of all NYSE stocks trading above their 200-day moving average has reached 85%. This is extremely overbought, one of the highest percentage levels of the last 30 years. In 13 of those 30 years (1990-2020), there were 6 "Super-Tops" and several lesser highs; 90% of them c...

Despite suffering steeper losses in the March panic and again in the September/October correction, the Russell 1000 finished 2020 with a threefold lead over its global peers (up 21% versus 6.8%, respectively). As was the case globally, P/E multiple expansion, rather than dividend or f...

The neck-and-neck performances of the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 in 2020 (up 21% and 20%, respectively) mask the intense swings in leadership between the two indexes as the COVID-19 crisis unfolded. The interplay between the two US indexes can be largely traced to the shifting sent...

In a banner month for global equity markets, the Russell 2000 clinched a historic milestone of its own. The US small-cap index climbed more than 18% in November, the best monthly gain since its inception in 1984. The small-cap index also outpaced the Russell 1000's 11.8% increase ...