VIOO News and Press, Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 From 03/07/24

2024-03-07 06:30:00 ET Summary When the regional banking woes unfolded in March 2023, we argued that the challenges were not likely to be systemic. We continue to think that the challenges facing regional banks are likely contained, though near-term market volatility is always pos...

2024-02-23 15:15:00 ET Summary Retail investors have started chasing small-cap stocks in hopes of a rate cutting cycle by the Fed and avoiding a recession. The primary economic data points continue to be very robust. Low unemployment, strong economic growth, and declining rates of...

2024-02-23 08:30:00 ET Summary With significant concentration into a few names, many interesting opportunities may be overlooked in 2024. For managers doing deep fundamental work, multiple opportunities exist across the equities landscape. One clear opportunity relates to continue...

2024-02-23 02:25:00 ET Summary The factors we are most concerned about in 2024 will move investors in a new direction. First, we are concerned about the pace of Federal Reserve (Fed) easing in 2024. If growth continues, and we avoid a recession, we believe sales growth, profitabil...

2024-02-16 09:00:00 ET Summary We're now through the halfway point of another consequential real estate earnings season, with 68 equity and mortgage REITs representing 50% of the total market capitalization reporting results. Beneath the renewed interest rate headwinds that have p...

2024-01-25 02:11:16 ET Summary VTWO is a low-cost Russell 2000 Index ETF with a 0.10% expense ratio and nearly $8 billion in assets. Unfortunately, it's also low-quality, and its valuation ratios are misleading. P/E ratios for ETFs exclude non-profitable stocks, and they make up 2...

2024-01-22 03:13:00 ET Summary Friday, January 19th, 2024, saw the first trade above the January ’22 high of 4,815, with the S&P 500 ultimately closing at 4,839.81, or the first all-time high in 24 months. The all-time high came on no new economic data, or critical earn...

2024-01-16 07:00:00 ET Summary Small cap stocks surged in the final two months of the year as the 10-year yield reversed direction. The Fed's actions in 2024 will determine the prospects for small cap stocks, with a rate cut in March improving their prospects. Small caps may f...

2024-01-15 01:38:00 ET Summary In the final weeks of 2023, stocks and bonds both rallied, and the rise in share prices of US small-capitalization companies—at long last—added to the holiday cheer. The small-cap Russell 2000 Index surged 12% in December (ending the ye...

2024-01-14 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets resumed their rally this week, while interest rates fell sharply after a critical slate of inflation data pointed towards a continuing "normalization" of inflation towards pre-pandemic levels. While CPI data was best characterized...