Market narratives have shifted significantly this year—from excitement surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) to apprehensions about big tech expenditure, and from recession worries to confidence in the resilience of the U.S. economy
Large Cap companies have dominated their smaller brethren since the end of the Great Financial Crisis in 2008. After the economy started recovering from the crisis in 2009, market leadership was initially powered by small names but as the recovery stabilized, larger names started to gather strength and have been on a tear since. With more than 13 years of large cap leadership on the books, it may be time for a change.
Within low turnover value strategies, we explore how the market conditions at the time of a strategy’s inception can have a lasting impact on its performance for years.
In this update, we begin by reviewing the state of the economy as we enter the second half of the year. We then pivot to discussing the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Utilities sector and the performance of the Technology sector, driven by ongoing AI trends.
As we reach the midpoint of 2024, the economy grapples with familiar question that has persisted over the past couple of years. When will the substantial increase in interest rates significantly impact economic conditions?