UPDATE ON MARKETS: BIG breather from all things SA. FTSE/JSE All Share retracted by 2.4% during June, bringing year-to-date returns to 13.2%. SA Property stocks had a great recovery, increasing 3.4%. Despite having net foreign selling pressure, SA All Bond Index increased by 1.1%
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Massive underperformance by the FTSE/ JSE All Share (-6.2%) versus the MSCI All Country World Index (+1.32%) in USD-terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 13%.
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South African Small-Caps were less affected during June, declining by only 1%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps both declined by 2.6% respectively.
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Foreigners were net sellers of both South African Equities and Bonds in June.
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From a sectoral point of view, the biggest culprit for the decline came from the Resource Sector (-6.6%). Gold miners were the biggest loser in terms of attribution (compared to Capped Swix).
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Rand’s value devalued by whopping 3.9% against USD in June. This was mainly USD strength as it devalued by only 0.8% against Euro & 1.1% against British Pound. Rand was also worst-performing BRICS currency in June, but maintained its number one status over a 5-year period.
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The US M2 Money Supply YoY growth rate tapered off somewhat in May, helping the US Dollar to the detriment of Gold.
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The US Dollar Index saw its best levels since the beginning of April 2021 and now trades above both its 200-day and 50-day Moving Averages.
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Most commodities saw quite a bit of a selloff during June. Brent Oil however increased by 8%! Copper decreased by 8.8%, while Gold decreased by 7.2%.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: FTSE/JSE All Share improved by another 1.6% during May, bringing the year-to-date returns to 16.02%. SA Property stocks took a breather after a MASSIVE recovery during April by declining by 2.9% in May. The SA All Bond Index increased by 3.7% for the period.
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The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+7.30%) had a much stronger month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+1.56%) again in USD-terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD-terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 35%.
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South African Mid-Caps dominated during May, growing by 6.16%. Large Caps and Small-Caps grew by 1.14% and 3.33% respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: The FTSE/JSE All Share (JSE) improved by 0.97% during April, bringing the 12-month returns to 36.4%. SA Property stocks (SAPY) saw a MASSIVE recovery during April by gaining 11.68%, while the SA All Bond Index decreased by 1.9% for the period.
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The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+2.84%) had a slower month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+4.37%) in USD terms. It did however managed to outperform the MSCI EM (2.49%). The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 30%.
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South African Small Caps again dominated during April, growing by 5.58%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps grew by 0.62% and 2.41%, respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: Man! I'm glad I didn't advice investors to cash in all they're local equity investments a year ago to invest abroad. #JSE improved by 1.6% during March, bringing 12-month returns to 54%. SA Property followed by gaining 1.2%, while the SA Bonds decreased 2.5%.
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The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+3.82%) again enjoyed a much better month than the MSCI All Country World Index (+2.67%) again in USD terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD-terms still leads the MSCI ACWI’s performance by nearly 32%. Wow!
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South African Small Caps again dominated during March, growing by 7.7%. Large Caps and Mid-Caps grew by 1.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
UPDATE ON MARKETS: What an eventful start to 2021. Between short-squeezes and hedge funds blowing up, volatility was definitely on the forefront during January. FTSE/JSE All Share (JSE) improved by 5.21% during January, bringing the 12-month returns to 14.51%.
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South African Large Caps dominated during January, growing by 5.41%. Mid Caps and Small Caps grew by 2.59% and 3.88%, respectively.
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The FTSE/ JSE All Share (+1.95%) enjoyed a better month than the MSCI All Country World Index (-0.45%) again in USD terms. The 12-month performance for the JSE in USD-terms is now only lagging behind the MSCI ACWI´s performance by 3.7%.
#SouthAfrica might need a lot of catch up, but $EZA YTD performance in USD (+0.2%) continued 2nd half on 2020 recovery against $URTH (-0.8%)
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#Global#Value#stocks still making short-term recovery, with $IWVL #ETF still looking strong relatively over the short-term. Over 3yr period it is however still lagging quite substantially.