SPHB News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 High Beta From 09/07/23

2023-09-07 07:42:56 ET Summary September is historically volatile for stocks, but October-December are more favorable for risk-taking. Currently, mega-cap tech stocks are outperforming smaller-cap stocks, while defensive sectors and credit spreads are not showing signs of stress. ...

2023-09-06 05:52:39 ET Summary Low-beta, steady stocks tend to have better risk-adjusted returns over time compared to high-beta stocks. The Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF focuses on high-beta stocks in the S&P 500 Index. Investing in SPHB can be rewarding during bull m...

2023-09-06 03:15:00 ET Summary On the interest rate front, the Federal funds rate is now close to systematic benchmarks that have historically been consistent with prevailing core inflation, nominal GDP growth, and unemployment. By dropping interest rates to just 1% after the coll...

2023-09-04 04:30:00 ET Summary For the week, the S&P 500 was up 2.5%. We are now just 1.6% below the 2023 high-water mark, set on July 31. The market entered a Golden Cross configuration on February 2, 2023. A recession remains a distinct possibility, especially if the Fed...

2023-08-29 03:09:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 rose after Powell's speech, ultimately ending the week at 4405.71, a 0.8% increase over the prior week's close. Powell's speech serves as a calibration point for setting the value of the multiplier in the dividend futures-based model....

2023-08-24 10:30:00 ET Summary Betting against large-cap stocks and its growth component remains a tough sell so far this year, based on a set of ETF equity risk factor proxies through the close of Aug. 23. The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF is the top-performing equity risk fund ...

2023-08-23 08:29:00 ET Summary The outlook for S&P 500 quarterly dividends per share continued to improve during the three months since our previous regular snapshot. That's good news following the turmoil earlier this year kicked off by the Silicon Valley Bank run on 10 March...

2023-08-22 08:30:00 ET Summary Expectation for the S&P 500 Index's future earnings per share through the end of 2023 has decreased from $203.50 to $200.27. Standard & Poor's projections through the end of 2024 also showed a small decline in the index's earnings per share. ...

2023-08-21 06:45:00 ET Summary After making a new 2023 high on July 31, the market is now in the process of consolidating its gains and expanding its participation. The best performer last week was Volatility, as investors looked for ways to protect their gains from further downsi...

2023-08-15 21:41:00 ET Summary The U.S. equity market in 2023 has been driven by the disproportionate outperformance of large cap, growth, and technology-oriented stocks, leading to a significant concentration of market returns. The Large-Cap Growth and technology-oriented segment...