During Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended June 22, 2022, investors were overall net sellers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the second straight week, withdrawing a net $20.1 billion. Taxable bond funds (-$11.2 billion), equity funds (-$5.4 billion), money market funds (-$1.9 billion), and tax-exempt bond funds (-$1.6 billion) all suffered outflows. Index Performance At the close of Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based equity indices traded negative for the second week straight—Russell 2000 (2.36%), S&P 500 (-0.79%), DJIA (-0.60%), and Nasdaq (-0.42%) Fixed income indices traded positive for the first week in three, with the

During Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended March 30, 2022, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the second straight week, adding a net $31.5 billion to the market. Money market funds (+$29.8 billion) and equity funds (+$3.8 billion) attracted new capital, while taxable bond funds (-$117 million) and tax-exempt bonds (-$2.0 billion) suffered weekly outflows. Index Performance At the close of Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based equity indices recorded positive weekly performance—Nasdaq (+3.73%), S&P 500 (+3.28%), DJIA (+2.53%), and Russell 2000 (+1.89%). Fixed income indices struggled once again, both the Bloomberg

Surprised to learn that 5 companies are responsible for driving 67% of the overall 18Q2 STOXX 600 EPS growth rate?  Read on… As we head into Q2 earnings season, let’s take a closer look at growth expectations for the STOXX 600.  We are seeing exceptional EPS and Revenue growth rates of 8.1% and 5.9% respectively, both of which exceed the prior 20-quarter average.  As a reminder, Q1 ended off with EPS and Revenue growth rates of 4.3% and -1.0%. So where has all the growth come from this quarter? If we take a look at which sectors are contributing to

Click here to view the dashboard in detail. Earnings Q3 201616 The Q3 2016 blended earnings growth estimate is -0.5%. Excluding the energy sector, the earnings growth estimate for the index improves to 2.9%. 5% of the S&P 500 companies have reported Q3 2016 EPS. Of the 500 companies in the S&P 24 that have reported earnings to date for Q3 2016, 83% have reported earnings above analyst expectations, 4% reported earnings in line with analyst expectations and 13% reported earnings below analyst expectations. In a typical quarter (since 1994), 64% of companies beat estimates, 16% match and 21% miss estimates. Over the past four quarters, 70% of companies beat estimates, 9% matched

Click here to view the dashboard in detail. Earnings Q2 201616 The Q2 2016 blended earnings growth estimate is -2.1%. Excluding the energy sector, the earnings growth estimate for the index improves to 2.3%. 100% of the S&P 500 companies have reported Q2 2016 EPS. Of the 500 companies in the S&P 499 that have reported earnings to date for Q2 2016, 71% have reported earnings above analyst expectations, 11% reported earnings in line with analyst expectations and 18% reported earnings below analyst expectations. In a typical quarter (since 1994), 63% of companies beat estimates, 16% match and 21% miss estimates. Over the past four quarters, 70% of companies beat estimates, 9% matched

Click here to view the dashboard in detail. Earnings Q2 201616 The Q2 2016 blended earnings growth estimate is -2.1%. Excluding the energy sector, the earnings growth estimate for the index improves to 2.2%. 100% of the S&P 500 companies have reported Q2 2016 EPS. Of the 500 companies in the S&P 499 that have reported earnings to date for Q2 2016, 71% have reported earnings above analyst expectations, 11% reported earnings in line with analyst expectations and 18% reported earnings below analyst expectations. In a typical quarter (since 1994), 63% of companies beat estimates, 16% match and 21% miss estimates. Over the past four quarters, 70% of companies beat estimates, 9% matched