Have EAFE Banks Become the New “Favorite” for Growth Managers?

Non-US banks in developed markets (“EAFE banks”) have quietly emerged as the top-outperforming segments in global equity markets over the past three years (through Q1 2025). This paper explores the fundamental development of EAFE banks over the past decade, dissecting by European and Japanese entities.

Time For a Resurgence in the Performance of SMID Cap & Small Cap Companies

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.

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