When this year began, no one could have predicted the path we would travel in just six short months. While the first quarter of 2020 was one of the worst on record, the second quarter was one of the best. Equity markets have experienced wild swings…

Having troughed in May, high frequency economic data snapped back sharply in June, albeit not to pre-virus levels. One such indicator – the Global purchasing managers’ index (PMI) markedly improved in June from 42.4 to 47.8; but remains in contractionary territory…

The recent past has seen extreme divergence in the performance of small cap stocks versus their large cap counterparts. We take a closer look at this underperformance and discuss the impact of different market environments on the returns generated by small cap stocks. …

As people of good conscience raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and a justice system whose impartiality too often excludes black and brown peoples, Dr. King’s words 60 years ago should haunt us all…

Growth managers have been outperforming core benchmarks and value managers by a wide margin the past 3+ years (Chart 1).  In this analysis, we dig a little deeper to see what investment approaches …

Small caps have enjoyed a structural size premium (Chart 1 and Chart 2). Moreover, we have long maintained that high active share strategies are best deployed in less efficient market segments such as…