% of Large-Cap Mutual Funds Outperforming their Benchmarks While coronavirus has shaken the stock market, 45% of large-cap mutual funds have outperformed their benchmarks year-to-date. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
S&P 500 and Large-Cap Funds Outperformance Over Benchmarks Only 28% of large-cap funds are outperforming their benchmarks this year. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
U.S. Active Fund Managers vs. Benchmarks It is hard for active fund managers to beat their benchmarks over the long term. Image: Financial Times
Chinese 5-Year Benchmark Yield Leads Global Manufacturing PMI Great chart suggesting that the Chinese 5-year benchmark yield leads global manufacturing PMI by 18 months. Image: Nordea and Macrobond
Europe’s Stocks Are Really Unloved Europe’s benchmark has lagged other major ones in recent years. But on the positive side: the valuation is low, Europe will not disintegrate, the rotation from bonds to equities has not yet begun, and there is a fairly good growth in 2019. Image: Bloomberg