Oct 14, 2016
US equity markets finished the week solidly in the red, led lower by small-caps and biotechs. The Russell 2,000 small-cap ETF (IWM) fell 1.95% on the week, putting it down 3% for the quarter already. Even still, IWM is up 6.93% year-to-date, which is more than 200 basis points better than the S&P 500’s (SPY) change.
You can view the recent performance of all asset classes in our key ETF matrix below.
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Oct 7, 2016
It was a relatively quiet week for US equity markets, but high dividend paying sectors like Utilities and Telecom have struggled recently as interest rates have risen. Below is our asset class performance matrix, which highlights the recent performance of ETFs across the financial spectrum.
While oil was up nearly 4%, gold and silver both tanked. The Brazilian stock market (EWZ) was up another 5%, putting it up a whopping 71.35% on the year. That’s by far the best ETF in the matrix in terms of year-to-date performance.
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Sep 9, 2016
No asset classes were spared to close out the trading week today. Below is our asset class performance matrix, which highlights the recent performance of ETFs across the financial spectrum.
As you’ll see, every single ETF in the matrix was down today, including all of the currency, commodity and fixed income ETFs. Talk about a brutal day for investors.
We analyze today’s market drop, the Fed, economic indicators, sentiment and more in this week’s Bespoke Report newsletter. You can read the entire report by starting a 14-day free trial to our paid content below.
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Sep 2, 2016
Below is an updated look at our asset class performance matrix using key ETFs traded on US exchanges. For each ETF, we show its performance this past week, quarter-to-date, and year-to-date. This week we saw a number of country ETFs post big gains. Brazil (EWZ), Hong Kong (EWH), India (PIN), and Spain (EWP) all rose more than 3%. Domestically, the large-cap index ETFs rose roughly 0.50%, while small-caps and mid-caps gained more than 1%. The Financial sector (XLF) was a big winner on the week, while Energy (XLE), Consumer Discretionary (XLY), and Health Care (XLV) were all in the red. Silver (SLV) gained big as oil (USO) fell. Treasuries ended the week flat.
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