VIOV News and Press, Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value From 12/08/23

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...

2023-11-24 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...

2023-11-01 23:33:02 ET Summary AVUV was the second-best-performing small-cap value ETF over the last four years. Paying 0.25% for an actively-managed fund is a steal. Market-cap-weighted small-cap funds don't address profitability very well. AVUV improves on that metric, featuring...

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...

2023-10-31 21:43:14 ET Summary VIOV tracks the S&P Small Cap 600 Value Index and currently holds 450+ stocks selected based on the ratios of book value, earnings, and sales to price. Fees are 0.15%. Though better than ETFs tracking the Russell 2000 Value Index, VIOV has a prof...

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 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...

2023-10-25 05:52:34 ET Summary iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF combines two factors of the Fama-French model: size and value. IWN may be useful not only in a buy-and-hold approach, but also in tactical allocation strategies. IWN has underperformed its parent index and peers in ...