U.S. ETF Flows Cash is flooding into U.S. ETFs—over $1 trillion so far in 2025—a record-breaking surge running more than three times the usual seasonal pace as investors chase diversification and tactical flexibility. Image: Bloomberg

S&P 500 Intra-Year Declines vs. Calendar Year Returns Investors stomached average pullbacks of 14.1% a year, but in 34 of the last 45 years the S&P 500 still closed higher—a reminder that volatility is the…

Gold 6-Month Rolling Return Gold just clocked one of its largest 6-month rallies. ETF inflows are surging, physical demand refuses to cool, and the move looks more structural than speculative. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment…

Foreign Investor Ownership Share of U.S. Equity Market With foreign investors holding a record 18% of U.S. stocks, they are chasing the American dream, piling into U.S. equities on hopes that President Trump keeps the…

Largest Company in Terms of Market Value in the S&P 500 in Each Year Since 1955 The market’s biggest players usually cluster in the sector riding the economic zeitgeist—and right now, that’s tech. It’s where…

S&P 500 Index Additions by Year With an average turnover of about 4% a year, the S&P 500 is in constant motion—many of today’s constituents weren’t even in the index a decade ago. Image: Goldman…

U.S. Households’ Allocation to Equity, Bond and Cash Americans have never been so invested—literally—in the market, with household equity allocations at all-time highs, a boom shadowed by warnings of how sentiment can sour overnight. Image:…

Flows into Metals Funds Commodity funds—especially those tracking gold and silver—have seen a surge of inflows in recent weeks, fueled by geopolitical jitters, bets on Fed rate cuts, and steady central bank buying. Image: Goldman…

S&P 500 – Duration Between 3%+ and 5%+ Selloffs The S&P 500 hasn’t stumbled more than 3% in half a year—a winning streak that’s beginning to smack of complacency, the kind that often sets the…

Spot Gold vs. Spot Silver Backed by central-bank buying, surging ETF inflows, and Fed rate cuts, gold refuses to lose altitude. With U.S.–China tensions flaring and another government shutdown, investors keep piling into safety. Image:…

Ownership Breakdown of the U.S. Equity Market (Share of Corporate Equity Market) U.S. households hold 40% of the U.S. equity market—a show of faith in stocks. Trouble is, nearly 90% of that sits with the…