SPDW News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US From 11/06/23

2023-11-06 15:07:00 ET Summary The US dollar has strengthened since July 2023 as US equities have weakened. The S&P 500 upside surprise or beat rate for Q3 2023 earnings is still 7%, which is pretty healthy. Non-US markets tend to be more regulated, less free-market orient...

2023-11-06 14:05:00 ET Summary Developed market (DM) central banks have signaled high-for-longer policy rates. We stay selective in DM equities and prefer international stocks. U.S. stocks bounced 6% last week as 10-year Treasury yields plummeted on the Fed's pause and slowing wag...

2023-11-06 09:00:00 ET Summary The market decided last week that interest rates have peaked for this cycle. And if rates have peaked then all the assets that have been pressured over the last two years can finally come up for air. Whether the Fed’s rate hikes really caused ...

2023-11-03 20:05:00 ET Summary The DXY (dollar index) and the UUP (Invesco dollar bullish fund) are lower today on the weaker US payroll report. It’s been a strong dollar rally the last three months, that started almost when the S&P 500 peaked in late July ’23, a...

2023-11-02 02:16:00 ET Summary In Russell Investments’ factor portfolios, the Value factor outperformed the MSCI All-Country World Index during Q3, while the Growth, Momentum and Low Volatility factors underperformed the index. In Q3, the strongest performance among factors...

2023-10-16 18:27:34 ET Summary The US has been the only place to invest for over a decade, but the cycle for international investing and non-US outperformance will come. The SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF offers a low-cost and diversified way to gain exposure to internat...

2023-10-13 10:15:00 ET Summary We are value investors. In constructing portfolios for our clients, we seek out companies that we believe are trading in the market at significant discounts to their underlying value. These businesses must offer significant profit potential and be run by...

2023-08-22 02:33:54 ET Summary IEFA is a large and efficient ex-US/Canada developed markets index fund. Though it charges a low expense ratio, investors can find even cheaper funds. If you are looking for a methodology that emphasizes value or yield performance, there are also...

2023-08-07 18:55:00 ET Summary The stock market was down a little over 2% last week in what may be the start of a larger correction. In the 1970 recession, rates rose right until the onset of recession and hit a new high for that cycle during the recession. The employment repo...

2023-08-02 15:24:09 ET The total expense ratios were reduced on ten ETFs in State Street Global Advisors’ low-cost SPDR Portfolio ETFs suite on August 1. Current reductions make the funds among the lowest cost ETF offerings in their respective peer groups. The expense ratio...