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Market Snapshot: The Potential Climb of Yields to Un-Inversion

Instead of debating the likelihood of a recession, we compare the behavior of the yield curve during the “un-inversion.”

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The Quarterly Statement Q3 2023: Why Small Cap Now

We are seeing unprecedented market concentration in broad-based indices.

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Concentration Traps of Equity Indexing

Market cap-weighted index funds reflect several risks to the investor. An experienced active manager can effectively reduce some of these risks with quantitative tools, a valuation discipline, fundamental research, and portfolio optimization techniques.

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Market Snapshot: When Forecasting Interest Rates Gets Cloudy

What’s Wrong With This Picture? The Fed’s dot plot is again causing a stir as investors try to glean wisdom about the long-term trajectory of interest rates. …

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Negative Earners in Small Caps: The Saga Continues

GIM Small Cap Portfolio Manager Jordan Irving reexamines the Russell 2000 Index concentration of negative earners and the outsized influence that the lower quality nature of recent Initial Public Offerings has exerted.

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Market Snapshot: 445=24 When Indexing Does Not Diversify

With the disparity of diversification between the Russell 1000 Growth and Value indices becoming more extreme, investors may want to seek active managers who can diversify away from these unprecedented levels of concentration. Learn more.

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De-Risking the Cash Signal from Corporate Balance Sheets

Historically, it was assumed that a higher cash reserve is a reflection of positive cash flows, indicates stability or at least a baseline level of liquidity, and that a higher proportion of CMV would indicate a discounted buying opportunity. However, research by the Quantitative Equity team at Glenmede Investment Management (GIM) has indicated that high proportions of cash or current assets to market value can actually be a proxy for higher volatility.

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The Quarterly Statement Q2 2023: Concentration… 64… No Repeats… Or Hesitation…

We are seeing unprecedented market concentration in broad-based indices.

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The Quarterly Statement Q1 2023: A Bull Market, a Banking Crisis and Bond Volatility

Equity markets rallied in Q1 2023, with much of what underperformed in 2022 reversing course to rebound sharply to start the year.

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Gender Equity Investing in Active Management: A Broadening Approach

Our research suggests that it’s not just the presence of women in leadership positions, but broader gender equity characteristics that may contribute to stronger corporate performance.