Market Update June 19, 2020
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Capital Market Returns
2Performance data from Morningstar Direct. The S&P 500 reached its peak on 2/19/2020. Performance for “Since S&P Peak” is inclusive from 2/20/20 to the listed as of date. The S&P 500 touched its 2020 low on 3/23/2020. Performance for “Since S&P Low” is inclusive from 3/24/20 to the listed as of date.
Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
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Initial jobless claims were reported as 1.5 million for the week of June 12th. This is the thirteenth week in a row of multi‐million level claims, bringing the 13‐week total to over 45 million.
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun00
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2,000,0002,000,000
3,000,0003,000,000
4,000,0004,000,000
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6,000,0006,000,000
7,000,0007,000,000
8,000,0008,000,000
1508000.00
FactSet, U.S. Department of Labor
United States Initial Jobless ClaimsAs of 6/12/2020
Initial Claims for Unemployment insurance under state programs, SA, Persons - United States
Increased Market Volatility
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The CBOE VIX measures volatility of the S&P 500 Index. The recent spike drove the measure to the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis (when it peaked above 80).
S&P 500 Price Index – YTD 2020
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun2,000
2,200
2,400
2,600
2,800
3,000
3,200
3,400
3,600
3386.15
-1148.75-33.92%
2237.40 2237.40
860.3438.45%
3097.74 3097.74
FactSet
S&P 50012/31/2019 - 06/19/2020
S&P 500 - Price
S&P 500 Price Index – Last 20 Years
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The S&P 500 crossed into bear market territory, ending one of the longest bull markets on record. However, it is important to note, the S&P 500 returned over 400% from the low in 2009 to the recent market high (2/19/2020).
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Credit Spreads
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European debt crisis U.S. rating downgrade
Energy sell‐off
COVID‐19
Corporate credit spreads measure the amount of incremental compensation demanded by investors to bear credit risk compared to U.S. Treasuries.
Global Financial Crisis
Stocks vs. Bonds
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'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '190
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0.68
1.87
FactSet, S&P
S&P 500 Dividend Yield vs. Government Bond Yield06/17/2005 - 06/19/2020
S&P 500 - Div Yld - LTM US Govt Yield - 10 Yr
A significant drop in interest rates and equity prices has resulted in a meaningful gap between equity dividend yields and bond yields.
Federal Funds Rate
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The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate to a new target range of 0.00% ‐ 0.25%. According to the Wall Street Journal, this marks the first time the Fed has cut interest rates on two separate occasions between scheduled meetings since the Fed began announcing rate movements in 1994. The Fed has announced a plethora of lending facilities to inject liquidity into the bond market.
'00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '190%0%
1%1%
2%2%
3%3%
4%4%
5%5%
6%6%
7%7%
0.25
FactSet, U.S. Federal Reserve
Federal Funds Target Rate - Upper Target06/19/2000 - 06/19/2020
Interest Rates
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Interest rates have fallen significantly since the start of the year, with the U.S. 10‐year Treasury yield closing at 0.54% on March 9. Rates have backed up since and the curve has steepened modestly with the spread between 2‐year and 10‐year Treasuries at about 51 bps.
Commodity Prices
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The price of oil has dropped sharply following the breakdown in the alliance between Russia and the OPEC cartel. This compounded the existing uncertainty in the market due to the coronavirus and caused a broad sell‐off in equity markets.
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1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
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39.7442.19
1734.75
FactSet
Commodity Prices - Trailing 5 Years06/19/2015 - 06/19/2020
Crude Oil (Brent ICE Global Spot $/bbl) WTI Crude Oil ($/bbl) London Gold (PM Fixing $/ozt)
Staying the Course
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Drawdown(Peak to Trough)
# of Occurrences(1937‐2019)
Average Recovery Time (Months)
‐5% to ‐10% 54 0.9
‐10% to ‐20% 21 2.3
‐20% to ‐30% 4 7.9
‐30% to ‐40% 2 10.0
‐40% to ‐50% 2 24.4
‐50% or greater 2 38.6
Source: FactSet, Schwab
Fifteen of the S&P 500’s top twenty days since 1950 have occurred during bear markets.
Periods of market consolidation occur regularly in well functioning capital markets.
Resilient Markets
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Markets have proven to be remarkably resilient when confronted by noteworthy challenges.
Bear Stearns Bailout
Lehman Fails
U.S. Gov’t Shutdown
Flash Crash
Chrysler/GM Bankruptcy
U.S. Downgrade
Fiscal Cliff
Taper Tantrum Oil Decline
Brexit
U.S. Election –Futures Fall 5%
Dow Falls 1,175 pts
U.S. Gov’t Shutdown
Yield Curve Inverts
COVID‐19
Historical S&P 500 Returns (Total Return)
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The S&P 500 has had an average calendar year return of 12.2% and a median calendar year return of 15.1% The average max drawdown in a given calendar year was ‐12.2%, the average max gain was 23.8% The S&P 500 had a positive return in 80% of the calendar years (39 of 49)
Source: Morningstar, FactSet. Data is from 1/1/1971 to 12/31/2019.
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Annual Return and Max Drawdown/Gain of the S&P 500 Total Return Index (1971‐2019)
S&P 500 TR USD Avg Return Max Drawdown Avg Max Drawdown Max Gain Avg Max Gain
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