The Leuthold Refresh ...Revisiting a research study of ongoing interest
S&P 500 Earnings Waterfall 2Q 2023
This month’s Refresh continues our practice of summarizing the latest earnings season by evaluating the composite results of the S&P 500 member companies. Many analysts address sales and net income, but rarely speak to the middle lines of the income statement.
Active/Passive Whiplash
The active/passive performance derby experienced a severe case of whiplash the last three months. Through the end of the first quarter, market conditions were advantageous for active managers, now the second quarter has revealed a massive shift in favor of passive styles.
Factor Tilt Update—June 2023
This Leuthold Refresh updates our Factor Tilt analysis, an ongoing process to evaluate the attractiveness of commonly accepted investment styles. Factors are investment characteristics that have historically produced excess risk-adjusted returns, but relative results fluctuate over time.
S&P 500 Earnings Waterfall 1Q 2023
This note continues our practice of summarizing the latest earnings season by analyzing the composite results of the S&P 500 member companies, as if the SPY ETF represented a share in a single company with 500 subsidiaries.
Active/Passive: Data Refresh Through Q1-2023
The performance derby between actively managed portfolios and passively managed index funds is a fascinating and important topic in the investment community at large. This note provides a brief update our previous studies through the first quarter of 2023.