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Factor Tilt Update: Quality Swoons

  • Oct 7, 2025

In contrast to its solid showing through the mega-cap-growth boom of recent years, Quality was a Q3 outlier, trailing SPX by over 5%. Part of the cause is sector allocation, as defensive stocks are badly out of favor. The other force was stock selection—for example, the absence of NVDA.

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Scott Opsal / Director of Research & Equities

Scott Opsal Director of Research & Equities

Scott is Director of Research & Equities for The Leuthold Group, LLC. His responsibilities include conducting in-depth research projects and exploring fundamental and quantitative studies that support the firm’s portfolio and strategy recommendations.

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