JMOM News and Press, JPMorgan U.S. Momentum Factor From 03/27/23

2023-03-27 08:00:00 ET Summary I don’t think there is a financial reason to withdraw your funds from a small bank, especially if your deposits are below the FDIC limit. The fall in interest rates due to economic growth concerns has seen investors shift back to the assets th...

2023-03-07 16:18:00 ET Summary When the market first bottomed in the spring of 2020, the initial rally was driven by technology and growth companies. While a slower economy and a less hostile rate environment favor growth, the value differential still tilts toward value. For i...

Summary JMOM is based on the JP Morgan US Momentum Factor Index, with constituents selected from the Russell 1000. Skeptics would likely point to its valuation issue, which is partly a consequence of the fund being overweight in mega and large caps. Optimists would note that it...

Summary Classic inflation hedges still play vital roles in inflation-protection strategies. Investing in future-resources equities requires balancing forward-looking optimism with pragmatism. Style-balanced construction would require more trading and rebalancing than a simple cap-we...

Summary US growth stocks were hit hard in last year’s downturn, with the mega-caps accounting for nearly half of the market’s decline. Some mega-caps will retain dominant business positions and may continue to offer attractive investing opportunities. By positioning be...

Summary 2022 was a year where, suddenly, the value style of investing dramatically outperformed the growth style. Sector exposure is a detail useful to help in characterizing different index exposures. The S&P 500 Growth Index added Energy sector exposure due to strong price mom...

Summary We likely experienced peak rates of inflation during the fourth quarter of 2022, and as price increases abate, the coming months may bring the end of the central-bank tightening. However, we believe inflation is likely to remain above the historically low levels experienced duri...

Summary January 2023 was brutal for momentum because many of last year's losers suddenly outperformed - a momentum crash par excellence. The Dow Jones US Market Neutral Momentum Index, a simple and transparent implementation of the long-short momentum factor, lost 19% YTD (as of Februar...

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Summary ClearBridge is a leading global asset manager committed to active management. Research-based stock selection guides our investment approach, with our strategies reflecting the highest-conviction ideas of our portfolio managers. The Aggressive Growth Strategy follows a focused, h...