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So far for most of the month of September, the large-cap value stock space has outperformed large-cap growth. Since the beginning of the month, the industrials and materials sectors are outperforming, and these are economically sensitive sectors. The sector laggards are growth-oriente...

By Scott Krauthamer and Robert Milano During the coronavirus downturn and rebound, US growth stocks outpaced value stocks by a record margin. Now growth stocks seem expensive, but that depends on how you look at it. So are these trends likely to continue-and how should investors position a...

Citing inability to attract sufficient investment assets, Direxion announces liquidation and closing the funds. Direxion Russell Large Over Small Cap ETF (NYSEARCA: RWLS ) , Direxion Russell Small Over Large Cap ETF (NYSEARCA: RWSL ) , Direxion MSCI USA Cyclicals Over Defensives ETF (NYSE...

NEW YORK , Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Direxion continually reviews its product range to ensure it's meeting the needs of our clients. Based upon a recent review, the Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has decided to liquidate and close 15 ETFs (each, a "Fund" and c...

By James T. Tierney, Jr. US growth companies led the second-quarter rebound, fueled by the five largest technology and new media stocks, which now comprise more than a third of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (R1000G). Investors should be alert to the risks of high benchmark concentration. ...

By Payal Lakhani AT A Glance The Russell US Indexes' annual reconstitution process is critical to maintaining accurate representation of U.S. equity markets. The reconstitution is a major event in the U.S. equity calendar, presenting risk management challenges for some and trade opp...

By Philip Lawlor, head of Global Markets Research Investors have decisively turned their sights to 2021 recovery prospects, even as consensus 2020 EPS forecasts have continued their steep downhill slide. Signs that the negative revision cycle may be slowing offer a positive note. As the ...

By Philip Lawlor, managing director, head of Global Markets Research US stocks regained their dominance with the global risk rally of the past two months, and US small caps have led the way. The Russell 2000 is up almost 40% from its March 23 low, outstripping the gains of 38% the Russell ...

By Samantha S. Lau Small-cap stocks were hit harder than large-caps in the coronavirus sell-off. But given the extreme market dislocations, select smaller companies with innovative advantages could offer investors a surprising source of diversification for the uncertain times ahead. Inve...

At Russell Investments, we believe in holding a strategic allocation to the value style, or factor within the equity market. Investing in stocks with depressed valuation multiples is widely understood by academics and fund managers to have outperformed passive equity benchmarks since the 192...