VXF News and Press, Vanguard Extended Market

2024-07-22 03:40:00 ET Summary Corporate high-yield credit spreads tightened again this week to +309, down from +323 on July 5th, +324 on June 21, and +342 on April 19 ’24. Gradually tightening corporate high-yield credit spreads imply a US economy that remains in reasonabl...

2024-07-20 01:15:00 ET Summary The economic strength that has delayed Fed cuts should support a positive backdrop for corporate earnings. The narrowness of market gains remains a concern, with the equity rally seemingly hostage to the performance of Magnificent 7 technology stocks...

2024-07-19 09:30:00 ET Summary Over the last few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” stocks have dominated market returns. Given the speed at which technology and the economy rapidly change, such suggests that leaders of the last decade may not be the leaders o...

2024-07-18 03:20:00 ET Summary Q2 S&P 500® EPS growth expected to come in at 9.3%, the highest rate in over two years. Banks kicked things off with mixed results, but overall top- and bottom-line results were good enough to boost S&P 500 growth rates. Peak weeks f...

2024-07-17 06:15:00 ET Summary A close election could see increased U.S. equity volatility followed by a relief rally while resulting policy impacts could take time to play out and may be affected by fiscal constraints. Biden and Trump are on common ground when it comes to China, ...

2024-07-16 13:58:00 ET Summary Why markets are focusing more on geopolitics than central banks now. Markets remain resilient, but investors appear to be more interested on sure bets now. Why this has become an active manager's market. Equity markets have rema...

2024-07-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We think a transformation akin to past technological revolutions is gearing up. We keep leaning into risk and the AI theme while upgrading UK stocks. U.S. stocks hit a new record high last week while 10-year Treasury yields fell. Volatility in small ...

2024-07-16 02:55:00 ET Summary The performance of the S&P 500 Equal Weight index (SPXEW) as of Thursday was up 1.17% on the day. Look at the S&P 500, which is weighted by market cap, down 0.88% as of the close on Thursday. What we saw on Thursday in both the NASDAQ 100...

2024-07-15 08:40:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index closed out the week at 5,615.35, some 0.9% higher than it finished the preceding week. The biggest market-moving story of the week came on that day as Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell testified during his second day of congre...

2024-07-13 13:14:47 ET Summary Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund ETF Shares has underperformed SPDR S&P 500 ETF in 2024. VXF is tilted towards small-and-medium capitalization stocks, spread across over 3 500 holdings. Future Federal Reserve policy is likely to be benefic...