Why Picking Top Stocks Is Not Enough
The miscalculation that can sink actively managed funds’ performance.
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Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,326.63 |
152.24
|
1.16%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,627.29 |
202.98
|
1.32%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 14,124.48 |
240.51
|
1.73%
|
| US Sustainability | Closed | 3,680.64 |
48.95
|
1.35%
|
| Women's Empowerment | Closed | 1,957.57 |
22.10
|
1.14%
|
| Societal Development | Closed | 1,493.53 |
5.91
|
0.40%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cyclical | Closed | 15,228.99 |
220.87
|
1.47%
|
| US Sensitive | Closed | 25,569.90 |
287.09
|
1.14%
|
| US Defensive | Closed | 16,224.70 |
122.42
|
0.76%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Market | Closed | 13,326.63 |
152.24
|
1.16%
|
| US Large Cap | Closed | 12,322.30 |
129.16
|
1.06%
|
| US Mid Cap | Closed | 15,627.29 |
202.98
|
1.32%
|
| US Small Cap | Closed | 14,124.48 |
240.51
|
1.73%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 40,589.34 |
654.27
|
1.64%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 5,459.10 |
59.88
|
1.11%
|
| Nasdaq | Closed | 17,357.88 |
176.16
|
1.03%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikkei 225 | Closed | 37,667.41 |
202.10
|
−0.53%
|
| Hang Seng | Closed | 17,021.31 |
16.34
|
0.10%
|
| Shanghai Comp | Closed | 2,890.90 |
4.16
|
0.14%
|
| FTSE 100 | Closed | 8,285.71 |
99.36
|
1.21%
|
| DAX | Closed | 18,417.55 |
118.83
|
0.65%
|
Name
|
Value
|
Change
|
Change (%)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold (Aug) | Closed | 2,385.70 |
27.50
|
1.17%
|
| Silver (Aug) | Closed | 27.91 |
0.04
|
0.13%
|
| Platinum (Aug) | Closed | 938.70 |
0.80
|
−0.09%
|
| Light Crude (Sep) | Closed | 76.44 |
1.12
|
−1.43%
|
| Natural Gas (Sep) | Closed | 2.04 |
0.01
|
0.49%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp |
0.78
|
0.69%
|
| Tesla |
0.45
|
−0.20%
|
| Ford Motor Company |
0.03
|
0.27%
|
| DexCom |
43.85
|
−40.66%
|
| Southwestern Energy Company |
0.19
|
3.00%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.01
|
−0.02%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices |
1.67
|
1.21%
|
| American Airlines Group |
0.02
|
0.19%
|
| Plug Power |
0.16
|
6.87%
|
| Marathon Digital Holdings |
1.29
|
6.36%
|
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