IWD News and Press, iShares Russell 1000 Value From 12/09/22

Summary There’s a growing valuation discount between our portfolios and their respective indices. Today, one can purchase a higher-quality portfolio for a discounted price relative to the index. This creates an attractive entry point for our actively managed small- to mid-cap...

Summary IGD invests in a portfolio of dividend-paying stocks and options in order to generate a high level of income for investors. The portfolio is quite well-designed for the current environment and has outperformed the market over the past year. The fund does not have a hug...

Summary VFVA is an actively managed value ETF holding micro- to mega-cap companies. The heaviest sector is financials, with 24% of asset value. Since inception in 2018, the fund has lagged its benchmark, but ranks well among value ETFs. It has outperformed its close compet...

Summary In today's issue of the 1-Minute Market Report, I examine the market bounce since the October low, and highlight the areas of the market that are leading the way higher. On Thursday, for every stock that was down, there were 26 that were up. For the first time since August...

Summary They may be far fewer in number than they used to be but traditional value investors are still out there, harnessing the power of “the force” in markets. Investors still interested in “thinking” their way to wealth (rather than giving in to the ...

Summary Based on our proprietary research in value investing, we find that deeper-valued stocks tend to outperform when the valuation spread, meaning the difference between cheap and expensive stocks, peaks from a very wide level. Valuation spreads narrowing and then starting to w...

Summary With inflationary pressures and recessionary fears remaining top-of-mind, equity managers see no short-term end to the bumpy ride in markets. One of the key risks cited by equity managers in our third-quarter report is the possibility of inflation remaining stuck at high l...

Summary Short-sightedness has become an epidemic in investing. Meme stocks have convinced retail investors that getting rich overnight is a viable plan. With all the ways to invest these days, it seems like value investors are few and far between. Those who know how to properl...

Summary While still a source of outperformance this year, the global rotation into Value struggled for traction in Q3, thwarted by a summer rally in long-time laggard Quality. The recent back-and-forth between Value and Quality reflects their compositional differences and the diff...

Summary We sit down to discuss why indexing changed everything, why value is back and the fact that not all inflation is created equal. Will value stocks win for the patient investor over the coming three to five years? I'd give that very, very high odds. Central banks believe...