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A new whitepaper explores the design of the STOXX U.S. Equity Factor Index and the Multifactor signal that lies at the core of the STOXX Equity Factor suite, designed in collaboration with BlackRock.

BlackRock and STOXX expand their global collaboration in factor solutions, which implement optimized strategies targeting long-term potential outperformance while controlling for risk, designed for the core of portfolios.

A well-researched multifactor strategy can help investors avoid the inherent pitfalls of style-premia harvesting and cyclical headwinds, while increasing opportunities for incremental returns. We analyze the performance of the STOXX Equity Factor indices that have underlied iShares ETFs since June 2022.

US stocks rose in June as investors weighed the prospects for interest-rate cuts amid slowing inflation. European shares fell as results from the European Parliamentary elections increased political risk.

Stocks rose for the sixth month in seven in May, rebounding from losses in April, as investors continued to weigh the prospects for interest-rate cuts and amid higher-than-expected earnings reports.

Stocks fell for the first month in six in April as US inflation data stoked investors’ concerns that interest rates in the world’s largest economy may not drop this year.

Stocks gained for a fifth straight month in March, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a new all-time high, as investors raised their estimates for global economic growth.

A new study from specialists at BlackRock and STOXX explores the potential benefits of low tracking-error, multifactor portfolios. While factor investing has historically been dominated by single-factor strategies with relatively strong tilts, the authors show that diversification across multiple factors with smaller tilts and less tracking error can pay off in the long run.

Stocks extended gains in January, lifting the STOXX® Global 1800 index near an all-time high, as optimism that major central banks will soon start cutting interest rates carried into the new year.

Stocks extended gains in December, pushing the STOXX® Global 1800 index to a record high, on optimism that the Federal Reserve has managed to bring inflation under control without causing a recession.

Stocks jumped by the most in three years in November as better-than-expected inflation reports bolstered investors’ expectations that interest rates in the US and elsewhere may have peaked.

Stocks fell for a third consecutive month in October on concerns that interest rates will remain higher for longer, and amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.