VBK News and Press, Vanguard Small-Cap Growth From 12/25/23

2023-12-25 08:15:00 ET Summary We have experienced a sequence of rapid and forceful rate hikes as the Covid exit occurred, to a multi-month “no change in rates” period, to the beginning of a sequence of rate cuts. The debate among market agents is now focused on how low ...

2023-12-20 09:22:22 ET More on Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF VBK: A Big Issue Being Small Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF Dividend scorecard for Vanguard Small Cap Growth ETF For further details see: Vanguard Small-Cap...

2023-12-08 01:12:15 ET Summary Small-cap stocks have performed poorly this year, with the S&P 600 only gaining just over 4% compared to the S&P 500's 20% YTD gain. Small-cap stocks have been impacted by declining earnings, with S&P 600 earnings expected to fall by 14% ...

2023-11-28 23:25:00 ET Summary Through October, the year-to-date performance of U.S. small-mid-cap (SMID) equities, in comparison to large-cap equities, has been abysmal. The underperformance of smaller caps didn’t just start this year. Rather, it has extended for well over...

2023-11-27 13:27:19 ET More on Markets BMO Capital Markets sets base-case S&P 500 target of 5,100 for 2024 Rate cuts, S&P upside and oil prices among BofA's key themes for 2024 VanEck highlights mid-caps as a potential sweet spot for investors For fur...

2023-11-24 00:45:00 ET Summary US small caps are experiencing an autumn stock market rally, but they continue to be heavily impacted by interest rate sentiment. Year to date, the Russell 2000 index has increased by 2.07%. Over the past week, however, the index has grown by 5.41% a...

2023-11-13 21:30:00 ET Summary We have entered the seasonally strongest part of the year – as November and December historically tend to be up months, when the stock market acts a lot better. The S&P 500 Index and its more volatile cousin, the Nasdaq 100, are both now o...

2023-11-07 11:43:17 ET More on Markets Twenty cheap long stock alternatives after the biggest rally in a decade BofA clients pumped $2.7B into U.S. equities as the S&P 500 rallied last week Wells Fargo sees little guidance follow-through from Q3 results V...

2023-11-07 09:48:59 ET Summary Long-term investors should consider adjusting their portfolio for the upcoming year based on their view of four highly consequential issues. The recent negative trends in stocks and bonds may not continue into 2024. Factors such as the possibilit...

2023-10-31 23:35:00 ET Summary The most notable of these was in S&P 500 futures. Whereas this past summer saw positioning shift to the most net short levels in over a decade. The small-cap Russell 2000 still remains deep in net short territory, although there was some improvem...