VBK News and Press, Vanguard Small-Cap Growth From 03/15/23

2023-03-15 23:05:00 ET Summary After more than 12 long years, the stage may finally be set for an extended upswing in small-caps. When leadership concentration broke down in previous cycles, we saw multiyear periods where small caps outperformed large caps. In the current cycl...

2023-03-11 10:15:00 ET New investors who are just starting their investing journey may be overwhelmed by all the information that’s available — especially if you want to explore stock investing. Where should you start? How do you decide which key sectors to invest in, sele...

Summary The National Bureau of Economic Research takes time to define periods of economic expansion and contraction - and they do so in hindsight; equity markets are not trading based on these characterizations. The low degree of difference between the S&P 500 Index and the WisdomTr...

Summary Except for "Jobs", economic data dictates the economy is in a state of "contraction" while Inflation remains "sticky". The recent rally is focused on the notion of a soft landing and the impact the China re-opening will have on the global scene. There is nothing in this econ...

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips If you’re looking for small-cap growth stocks to buy  an excellent place to start is by checking out the top holdings of small-cap growth ETFs such as the SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA: S...

Summary VBK invests in U.S. small-cap growth stocks. Although VBK's return was good in the past, it still trailed other large-cap growth funds. In economic downturns in the past, VBK’s fund price has declined more sharply than its large-cap growth peers. ETF Overvie...

Summary After years of strong returns, 2022 was the worst year for global equities since the 2008 financial crisis. This trend is evident in the recent increase in securities lending activity, the mechanism which enables short selling. In December 2022 alone, the iShares Russell 200...

Summary As economies both in the United States and globally weaken with tighter monetary policies, corporate earnings are coming under greater pressure. Without exception, in the 24 months prior to a recession, large caps outperformed small caps. Higher-quality investments did not m...

Summary Tightening monetary policy drove rising 10-year Treasury bond yields and pressured equity valuations in 2022. Interest rates will drive the market environment, to some extent, according to our U.S. growth and core equity and U.S. value equity teams. Given the lagged impact, ...

Summary The Vanguard US Small Cap ETF is breaking out to the upside led by the recovery in growth stocks, which have shown signs of life following weakness in 2022. While the near-term technical picture for the VB suggests some further near-term upside, the ETF is unlikely to generate s...