Vanguard Goes In On China
With a new variant of COVID emerging—OMICRON—volatility has returned to the market. Since Thanksgiving, we’ve had five consecutive trading days of the S&P 500 index rising or falling by 1% or more—that’s the first time that has happened in over a year. Unfortunately, three of the five days have been to the downside. But keep things in perspective, as of Wednesday the S&P was only 4.1% below the high it hit on November 18th. And that’s before adding in today’s positive return.
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Vanguard’s game of manager musical chairs continues at U.S. Growth, as sub-adviser Jackson Square Partners was sent packing this week.
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From Delta to Omicron, the virus that much of the developed world thought it had on the run is back with a new variant. Omicron turned Black Friday into a truly dark day for the stock market as the S&P 500 index dropped 2.3%—only its fifth drop of 2% or more this year. (There were 25 2%-plus declines in 2020, by comparison.) For a day at least, diversification won, with bond prices jumping and safety plays like health care losing just a fraction. Health Care ETF fell just 0.6% while Health Care fell 0.9%.
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Daniel P. Wiener is editor of The Independent Adviser for Vanguard Investors, a monthly newsletter that keeps abreast of recent developments at Vanguard, and the annual FFSA Independent Guide to the Vanguard Funds. Through his newsletter and guide book, Dan helps tens of thousands of Vanguard investors choose wisely among more than 100 Vanguard mutual funds. The Adviser is a five-time winner of the Newsletter Publishers Foundation's Editorial Excellence Award. View More »