Factor Spotlight

Central bank decisions and economic data shake global markets: Explore how the Bank of Japan's surprise announcement and US job market report impacted currencies, stocks, and investment strategies. Gain insights on factor performance and market reactions to help inform your portfolio decisions.

Join us this week as we explore a pivotal week for major tech company earnings and the investor sentiment that led into Friday’s jobs report.

Join us this week as we explore a volatile week in the US markets highlighted by large selloffs in Volatility and Growth factors.

Join us this week as we explore a historically factor-driven week in the US markets highlighted by sharp reversals in Size and Momentum factors.

This analysis will focus on the US market using our US Extreme Movers Portfolio. The portfolio is a weekly-rebalanced, market-neutral portfolio that invests long in the top decile of best performers and shorts the bottom decile of performers in the Russell 1000 index. The characteristics and performance of the Extreme Movers Portfolio point to the areas of the market that were in and out of favor and provide valuable insight into themes that drove stock returns.

Join us this week as we explore a week in which value stocks did well in the US but underperformed heavily in international markets.

Join of this week as we explore a week categorized by low volatility for both US and International markets.

Join us as we explore a week in which US investors show strong risk aversion and an appetite for quality-oriented stocks while international investors heavily favored emerging markets.

Join us as we dissect an important week of US economic updates that saw investors piling into Information Technology stocks.

Join us as we dissect investor sentiment around the economic landscape and the potential for Fed rate cuts leading into a surprising jobs report.