IWB News and Press, iShares Russell 1000 From 12/17/21

Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 47.4 billion in November, while the proportion of transactions completed via Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool was a record 77.8%. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in Nov...

Goldman Sachs identifies changes in popularity for stocks among hedge funds for indications of potential outperformance and underperformance. "During the last 19 years, stocks with the largest increase in the number of hedge fund investors ('Rising Stars') have typically gone on to outperform...

What seems at first sight like a big win for Powell is actually more of a 'Pyrrhic victory', and not only for him. On one hand, Powell is now free of the pressure to please his (political) masters. That's bad news for investors. On the other hand, Powell is getting a (professional...

More than EUR 39 billion was executed on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace during October, while the proportion of transactions completed via Tradeweb’s Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool rose to 76.5%. Commodity-based ETFs saw net selling for the third cons...

It feels as if the 'Santa Claus Rally' has started early this year. If history is of any indication, we're due for another ~4% over the next 8 weeks. Nonetheless, things are getting more and more bubbly, and the combination of Tapering, higher inflation, and higher rates is anything b...

Market participants were overall net buyers of fund assets, including ETFs and conventional funds totaling $991M, according to the latest Refinitiv Lipper U.S. fund flow insight report. Money market funds withdrew $5B, which is the fourth week of outflows in the past five. Additiona...

During Refinitiv Lipper’s fund flows week ended November 3, 2021, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the third week in a row, adding $991 million. At the close of Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based indices all reported positive res...

While the market started the week a bit sloppily, the bulls charged back on Thursday as earnings season officially got underway. With the market crossing above significant resistance at the 50-DMA and turning both seasonal “buy signals” confirmed, it appears a push for p...

Despite a lackluster performance in September, large- and small-cap US stocks have maintained their double-digit gains this year, with the Russell 1000 and Russell 2000 climbing 15.2% and 12.4%, respectively, for the first nine months. Beneath the surface, however, there has been a dr...

Global equities rose through most of the third quarter but gave up most of their gains in a volatile September. As the forces driving stock returns rapidly change in our COVID-scarred world, we believe active managers can help investors effectively navigate the recovery’s uncer...