IWD News and Press, iShares Russell 1000 Value From 10/18/21

We noted in our quarterly letter that every brokerage house on the Street was bearish and telling its customers to expect stocks to move into a correction. We also reminded you that one of Reilly’s Rules is that when everyone expects something to happen something else usually does....

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...

Bonds sold off again last week, with the yield on the 10-year Treasury closing over 1.6% for the first time since early June. But this rise in rates is at least a little different than the fall that preceded it. When nominal rates fell from April through July, real rates fell right al...

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...

SCHV competes well in multiple areas, including on fees, dividends, and surprisingly, growth. My research into its 500+ constituents reveals they are flush with cash and don't overextend themselves with excessive leverage, earning them a net A- profitability grade. Investors don't...

One of the big themes that we've seen the last few weeks is interest rates rising and value outperforming growth. Strategas' Todd Sohn examines the reemergence of cyclicality following an economic "growth scare." Todd breaks this down before taking us through some timely sector an...

While preference for growth or value investing can depend on factors like the economic cycle or time horizon, uncertainty in the current environment has amplified the growth vs. value debate. Although high-growth investments may seem more enticing during hot equity markets, value inve...

The post-lockdown recovery has been powerful, and most developed economies have seen double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) rebounds from 2020 lows. The reopening trade should resume in coming months. The cyclical stocks that comprise the value factor are reporting stronger earning...

Much of the outperformance of growth vs. value is explained by the persistently low-rate environment. Correlations between performance and the change in 10-year Treasuries seem to be getting stronger. Rolling 1-year correlation between changes in Treasury rates and growth/value re...