Global Banking Stocks Appear to Ignore the Headlines, According to Russell Indexes
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Nov 1, 2013) - Whilst a number of large global banks face mounting legal costs and inquiries from regulators, global banking stocks have continued to show strong performance, according to Russell Indexes.
Within the Russell Global Index, the Banks: Diversified industry subsector has returned 14.9% year-to-date and 4.1% month-to-date as of October 29. This subsector has outperformed the Index thus far in October.
Within the Russell Developed Europe Large Cap Index, the Banks: Diversified industry subsector has returned 22.6% year-to-date and 6.6% month-to-date as of October 29, outperforming the Index for both time periods.
And within the U.S. large-cap Russell 1000® Index, the Banks: Diversified industry subsector has returned 21.9% year-to-date and 2.2% month-to-date as of October 29. This subsector has outperformed the Index year-to-date.
"Russell Indexes seek to provide an unbiased and comprehensive picture of the global equity market environment and as a result can serve as powerful tools for investors," said Gareth Parker, director of research and product development for Russell Indexes Europe. "In this case, the 'deeper dive' analysis can help to separate headline perception from performance and provide perspective on global bank performance."
Index | Oct MTD | YTD |
Russell Global Index | 2.9% | 16.1% |
Russell Global Index - Banks: Diversified Subsector | 4.1% | 14.9% |
Index | Oct MTD | YTD |
Russell Developed Europe Large Cap Index | 3.5% | 18.3% |
Russell Developed Europe LC Index - Banks: Diversified Subsector | 6.6% | 22.6% |
Index | Oct MTD | YTD |
Russell 1000 Index | 3.5% | 21.7% |
Russell 1000 Index - Banks: Diversified Subsector | 2.2% | 21.9% |
Source: Russell Investments. Returns are euro-denominated and are total returns reflecting reinvestment of dividends and distributions.
The Russell Global Index measures the performance of the global equity market based on all investable equity securities, and is constructed to provide a comprehensive and unbiased barometer for the global segment. The index includes more than 10,000 securities in 47 countries, and covers 98% of the investable global market. All securities in the Russell Global Index are classified according to size, region, country and sector; as a result the index can be segmented into more than 300 distinct benchmarks.
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