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Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets

Mar 07 2023

Leuthold Select Industries Portfolio

  • Mar 7, 2023

Select Industries has overweight positions in Energy, Materials, Consumer Discretionary, and Industrials. The portfolio has no exposure to Consumer Staples, Real Estate, or Utilities.

Mar 07 2023

Rankings At The Top Offer Diversified Mix

  • Mar 7, 2023

Energy remains the top-rated sector, but Information Technology, Communication Services, and Financials follow closely behind. These offer a diverse mix of commodity, growth, and cyclical options.

Mar 07 2023

Rate-Sensitive Groups Dominate Unattractive List

  • Mar 7, 2023

Utilities, Real Estate, and Consumer Staples are the bottom three sectors among the GS Scores. 

Jan 07 2023

Leuthold’s Industry “Dreams” And “Nightmares”— Annual Update

  • Jan 7, 2023

We update our annual exercise reviewing how the industry “Dreams” and “Nightmares” of the previous year (2021 in this case) fared in the ensuing year (2022), and conclude with the new year’s industry composition of the Dream and Nightmare portfolios based on 2022 performance.

Jan 07 2023

Sector Rankings

  • Jan 7, 2023

Energy, Health Care, and Information Technology kick-off 2023 at top of our sector scores. Energy and Health Care have resided in the 1st and 2nd spots, respectively, for the last three months. Info Tech moved up from the 6th spot in October to 3rd this month. Consumer Discretionary, Real Estate, and Utilities are the lowest rated for the second consecutive month.

Jul 08 2022

Energy Strength Is Intact; GS Scores Continue To Produce Positive Results

  • Jul 8, 2022

Energy has solidified its spot atop the GS Scores; it’s by far the highest-rated sector and counts three underlying groups among the top-ten industries out of all the sectors. Valuations have only improved amid steady outperformance, and renewed capital discipline looks to remain for the foreseeable future.

Jul 08 2022

Sector Rankings

  • Jul 8, 2022

See this month's sector rankings.

Mar 05 2022

Energy Attains #1 Ranking For First Time Since 2009

  • Mar 5, 2022

The Energy sector has improved across a variety of factor subsets, with particularly large jumps in growth and macro/economic categories. For investors weighing investment ideas in the Energy space, we highlight the three Attractive groups for consideration.

Mar 05 2022

S&P/MSCI GICS Changes

  • Mar 5, 2022

It’s that time again when S&P and MSCI reevaluate the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) to determine if any changes are warranted. We have a more vested interest in these changes than most, as GICS is the backbone for our industry structure that feeds into the Group Selection (GS) Scores.

Mar 05 2022

Sector Rankings

  • Mar 5, 2022

Energy, Financials, and Information Technology remain at the top of our sector scores. Real Estate made the largest advance as it moved from the 11th ranking to 8th. Communication Services has now dropped to sit among the bottom three (9th spot), joining Consumer Discretionary and Industrials at 10th and 11th, respectively.

Feb 04 2022

Discretionary And Industrials Decline Rapidly In Rankings

  • Feb 4, 2022

Not much has changed at the top of our sector rankings in recent months, with Financials, Energy, and Info Tech in the top three positions. But, we have seen a very rapid decline with two sectors, Consumer Discretionary and Industrials. Over the past several months, these cyclical sectors have sunk to the bottom of our ratings. Here we take a look at what has caused this dramatic drop.

Feb 04 2022

Sector Rankings

  • Feb 4, 2022

See this month's sector rankings.

Jan 07 2022

Leuthold’s Industry Group “Dreams” And “Nightmares”— Annual Update

  • Jan 7, 2022

We take a look at our historical analysis of industry-group portfolios to see how the “Dreams” and “Nightmares” from 2020 fared in 2021. The industry composition of the 2021 Dream and Nightmare portfolios is also presented.

Jan 07 2022

Sector Rankings

  • Jan 7, 2022

Financials, Information Technology, and Energy continue to round out the top of our sector scores. Communication Services advanced from 10th to 7th. Real Estate made the largest drop as it moved from the 6th ranking to the worst-rated sector at 11th. Holding steady in the 4th and 8th spots are Health Care and Consumer Discretionary, respectively. Joining Real Estate among the bottom-three ranks are Industrials and Utilities.

Dec 07 2021

Financials Strength Endures At Top Of GS Scores

  • Dec 7, 2021

Financials has occupied the #1 overall ranking for all of 2021, thus far, but its absolute score has increased throughout the year due to well-rounded strength across the factor spectrum, reaching levels not seen in more than twenty years.

Dec 07 2021

Sector Rankings

  • Dec 7, 2021

Financials, Energy, and Information Technology remain at the top of our sector scores. Materials advanced up to 5th from 8th. Consumer Discretionary made the largest drop as it moved from 4th down to 8th. Communication Services joins Industrials and Utilities to round out the bottom three worst-rated sectors.

Nov 05 2021

Energy Makes Its Move

  • Nov 5, 2021

After years of languishing in the rock bottom of Group Selection Scores and sector rankings, Energy exploded higher this month, jumping from 10th lowest (out of eleven broad sectors) to 3rd highest in our composite rankings.

Nov 05 2021

Sector Rankings

  • Nov 5, 2021

Three groups bumped up to Attractive this month, Insurance Brokers, Thrifts & Mortgage Finance, and Oil & Gas Exploration & Production.

Oct 07 2021

GS Scores Successfully Navigate Choppy 2021

  • Oct 7, 2021

Industries propelling performance have been diverse; the top-five groups are from five different sectors. Commodity-oriented, retail, and financial groups have been the primary drivers. The Leuthold Select Industries equity strategy, which chooses its thematic investments from the GS Score’s Attractive range, is up 20.2% YTD through September.

Oct 07 2021

Sector Rankings

  • Oct 7, 2021

Financials, Information Technology, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary occupy 19 of the 24 seats in the Attractive range at present. Cyclical groups have ranked well since last fall and continue to do so, while Growth-oriented themes have also recently made a comeback—with Health Care returning to the top five of our sector ranks back in August.