ACG’s October Capital Markets Review
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Market Highlights
- Markets pulled back across asset classes in October after five straight months of gains for equities and a strong year so far in fixed income.
- The S&P 500 was down -0.91% for the month but is still up +20.97% this year through October.
- Small Cap stocks fell -1.44% during the month measured by the Russell 2000 and have continued to lag larger capitalization indices.
- The Financials sector was up +2.69% amidst a strong start to earnings season for banks. Health Care, Materials, and Real Estate all lagged the S&P 500 and fell more than -3.00%.
- Growth once again outpaced Value in October with the Russell 1000 Growth Index slightly negative at -0.33% vs. the Russell 1000 Value falling -1.10%.
- The MSCI EAFE Index fell -5.44% for the month and is now up +6.84% for the year. Emerging Markets were hurt by a stronger US Dollar in October and fell -4.45%.
- Yields broadly rose in October, with the 10-year Treasury yield moving from 3.79% to 4.29% during the month. Fixed income returns suffered as a result with the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index falling -2.48% for the month.
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