VIOO News and Press, Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 From 10/31/23

2023-10-31 10:00:00 ET Summary At the halfway point of earnings season, REIT earnings results have been stronger than expected - and certainly stronger than the recent dismal share price performance of REITs would indicate. Of the 40 equity REITs that have provided updated full-ye...

2023-10-29 09:30:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets remained under pressure this week despite a retreat in benchmark interest rates as concerns over Middle East instability offset economic data showing decent growth and moderating inflation. Posting its worst October in five-years ...

2023-10-27 00:52:00 ET Summary The expectation that interest rates will remain at high levels for longer than anticipated is leading equity managers across the globe to favor companies with strong balance sheets. Conversely, managers are more cautious on companies reliant on loans or ...

2023-10-26 11:36:20 ET Summary I am increasing my equity exposure despite an imperfect setup due to the low valuation of the S&P 600 and S&P 400 indexes. Equal-weighted indexes historically outperform market cap weighted indexes, and I believe the current dominance of larg...

2023-10-26 06:30:00 ET Summary In addition to steering clear of losers, small-cap investors have to demonstrate the "positive art" of finding winners. By achieving that equilibrium and, importantly, selecting a smaller subset of very big winners, small-cap investors stand the best...

2023-10-24 08:59:33 ET More on Small Caps IWM Small Caps: New 52-Week Low, Everything Is Not Fine IWM: Small Caps Are Back In The Danger Zone Small Caps Leading Lower For further details see: Small caps struggle with the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap ...

2023-10-19 23:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equities have ruled the roost for the better part of the last decade, but another region may emerge as the leader if the business cycle changes. The decision to allocate investments between the U.S. and international markets is not a binary choi...

2023-10-16 20:00:00 ET Summary The economically-sensitive Russell 2000 stock index (RUT) has given back all of its early 2023 rebound and is now negative year to date. The US small-cap 600 index (SP600) is 20% lower than its November 1, 2021 cycle peak and 2.8% higher than five ye...

2023-10-09 23:54:07 ET Summary Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF has an attractive valuation and strong growth profile. VIOO exhibits higher volatility than large-cap funds and may have more downside risks, especially during market turmoil. While VIOO has a strong long-term g...

2023-10-08 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets remained volatile this week as benchmark interest rates surged through multi-decade highs after employment data showed resilient labor market trends, bolstering the Fed's case to remain hawkish. Narrowly avoiding a fifth-straight ...