Value
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Momentum Continues For Growth Stocks
Growth, Value, Cyclicals
Growth Strong In Second Half Of 2014
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Stocks Better In November
Growth vs Value vs Cyclicals
Large Cap Value Left Out Of October Surge
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Stocks Better In Rough September
Choppy Factor Performance Is Cousin To Volatility And Suggests Caution.
We additionally compare factor results YTD to that of 2013 YTD; shift to Large Caps should have staying power.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Large Cap Growth has had an impressive advantage over Large Cap Value in six of the past seven years but that trend is reversing in 2014.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth And Value Go Down Together
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Value strong again in Q2.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth outperformed Value in all market cap subsets: Large Cap, Mid Cap, and Small Cap. It also snapped a five month losing streak with Cyclicals. Despite the reversal, Growth is still lagging YTD, and is extremely undervalued compared to Value.
Factor Rotation Continues
While Momentum continued to struggle and Value surged, the Size factor played a much larger role as Small Caps were hit hard in April.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
In April, Large Cap Value widened its YTD outperformance over Large Growth to 730 bps.
Quantitative Strategies: Factor Performance Reverses
Momentum suffered across almost every sector, but it was particularly bad for Health Care and Info Tech. Value factors finally rebounded after losing over the past year.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Takes It On The Chin In March.
The State Of Momentum
Momentum has easily been the best quantitative factor over the last year. The only other factor with notable positive performance is Sentiment. Can this continue?
Technology’s Prospects For Long Term Leadership Looking Good
Nine Technology groups are in the top quintile of our group model, and the sector has strengthened on a relative basis after twice “testing” a trendline that dates back to the early 2000’s tech wreck. There’s reason to believe the new uptrend has longer-term legs.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Outperforms Value In February.
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Small Cap Growth Outperforms (On Relative Basis) In Down Month
Growth/Value/Cyclicals
Growth Stocks Best In All Three Cap Categories.
Group Scores Worked Well In 2013, What We Like For 2014
All five factor categories did well, and the best performing Attractive industries came from six different sectors and ranged from traditionally defensive to more cyclical groups.