When Resilience Resonates: The S&P 500 Resilient Shareholder Yield Index
In a market defined by shifting cycles, tightening financial conditions and an increasingly high bar for corporate discipline, resilience isn’t just a desirable trait—it’s a differentiator. The S&P 500® Resilient Shareholder Yield Index identifies companies that balance rewarding shareholders with the financial strength needed to sustain those rewards over time. Its shareholder yield framework aggregates…
Defining Paths: The Expanding Landscape of Options-Based Index Strategies
The investment landscape is in a perpetual state of evolution, with market participants continually seeking innovative tools. In recent years, options-based strategies—particularly those delivered through an ETF wrapper—have surged in popularity. Once the domain of institutional investors or structured product users, options-based strategies like covered call and buffered strategies have been democratized. This growth represents…
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Understanding the iBoxx Tadawul SAR Indices
How are indices bringing greater transparency to Saudi Arabia’s sukuk and fixed income markets? S&P DJI’s Jessica Tan joins GCMA’s Michael Grifferty for a closer look at the trends driving the evolution of these markets and how index-based tools are helping market participants evaluate the region’s opportunity set.
What’s beyond the Top 60 in Canada?
Canada’s investment landscape is often defined by the S&P/TSX 60, the benchmark that comprises the nation’s largest companies. These larger-cap companies—predominantly Financials and Energy firms—tend to lead headlines for portfolio allocations. Yet beneath the top tier of widely recognized names exists a dynamic segment that focuses on emerging leadership, innovation and diversification in Canada’s public…
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S&P 500 in Focus: Global Trends and Local Insights
How is the continued evolution of the S&P 500 ecosystem helping market participants around the globe express views and manage risk? S&P DJI’s Tim Edwards and Cboe Global Markets’ Mandy Xu explore how the iconic index reflects global trends and how network effects are helping bring increased transparency and price efficiency to markets around the world.
Spot the Difference
From a U.S. equities perspective, the first month of 2026 started on a different trajectory compared to years past. S&P 500® performance trailed much of the rest of the world (as measured by the S&P World Ex-U.S. Index), and within the U.S., the performance of the S&P 500 Information Technology (“U.S. Tech”) ranked in the…
S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Expands with Eight New Members in the Latest Reconstitution
The S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats® (S&P HYDA) includes large-, mid- and small-cap U.S. companies that have consistently raised their dividends for at least 20 consecutive years. This blog will examine the recent rebalance of the S&P HYDA, detailing the changes in its constituents and their distribution by size and sector. Additionally, we will highlight…
A New Generation of Buyback Indices: Introducing the S&P 500 Buyback Aristocrats Index
The latest addition to the S&P Aristocrats Index Series, the S&P 500® Buyback Aristocrats Index represents a new generation of buyback indices. This index tracks companies that have consistently reduced their common shares outstanding for at least 10 consecutive years—a rare achievement that signals disciplined capital management, financial strength and a steadfast commitment to shareholder…
S&P 500 FC 7% Index: The Gold Standard of Indices Meet’s Today’s Technology
Look inside the S&P 500 FC 7% Index, an innovative index that seeks to provide optimized exposure to the S&P 500 via BofA’s Fast Convergence technology by using intraday volatility signals to adjust component allocations to systematically increase stability and limit exposure to large drawdowns.
Tech Tantrums
The past week has been turbulent for Big Tech, with disappointing reactions to earnings from Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, while Apple and Meta emerged relatively unscathed after announcing their results. Concerns about growing capital expenditures on AI1 among these giants have led to renewed bubble fears among market participants. In an environment characterized by such…
