U.S. vs International Stock Performance
October 14, 2024 — Over the last 20 years U.S. stocks and bonds have meaningfully outperformed their global peers, both in absolute terms, and on a risk-adjusted basis. The next chart shows the average annualized excess returns [1] of different asset classes, plotted against their annualized volatility. The returns of international asset classes, highlighted in […]
October 2024 Update
October 2, 2024 — The major market event in September was the Fed’s 50 basis point rate cut following the September 18th Federal Open Market Committee meeting. There was broad consensus the Fed would cut rates, though the 50 basis points (as opposed to 25) and perhaps the tone of Jay Powell’s press conference surprised […]
QuantStreet Performance October 2024
10/1/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
September 2024 Update
September 2, 2024 — After a bit of an early-August swoon, the stock market came roaring back in the last few weeks of the month. The S&P 500 finished up 2.4%, though certainly in the early days of August, that did not feel like a particularly likely outcome. In client conversations a few days into […]
QuantStreet Performance September 2024
8/31/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
August 2024 Update
August 1, 2024 — Despite a partial reversal on the final trading day of the month, July saw a large momentum crash with past winners (tech, MTUM) underperforming and past underperformers (small caps, value stocks, REITs) having a stellar month. More broadly, much of what’s been out of favor for the last year had a […]
QuantStreet Performance August 2024
8/1/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
July 2024 Update
July 1, 2024 — June of 2024 was a good month for financial markets. Leading the pack were (again) technology stocks, with the NASDAQ up 6% on the month. Close in second place were emerging market ex-China stocks, largely driven by India, Taiwan, and South Korea, all of which had large rallies in the month. […]
QuantStreet Performance July 2024
7/1/2024 — The following analysis shows the performance of QuantStreet’s separately managed account strategies against benchmarks. The analysis starts on the launch date of each separately managed account strategy. Strategy Summary QuantStreet Strategy Start Date Risk Level Fee (bps) Core 12/1/2021 85/15 30 Aggressive 11/17/2022 95/5 30 Balanced 8/16/2023 60/40 30 All performance is shown […]
June 2024 Update
June 2, 2024 — After a weak April, markets bounced back in May, with the S&P 500 staging a breathtaking rally in the final few hours of trading on Friday, May 31. For the month, most asset classes were up, with utilities outpacing even the tech-heavy NASDAQ to be the monthly performance leader (more on […]