All macro style factors experienced notable performance in April compared to their long-term monthly averages.
As seen in the last couple Venn Factor Performance Reports, the equity style factors experienced sizable moves again in March.
Inflation concerns pushed sovereign yields higher, and dispersion among yields meaningfully impacted the performance of the Fixed Income Carry factor.
In the first report of 2021, we take a deep dive into Venn’s Crowding factor, which experienced its worst month since its inception in the Two Sigma Factor Lens.
Our final Venn Factor Performance Report of the year will consist of two sections: one in which we’ll reflect on 2020 full year factor performance and another that focuses on December 2020.
The Equity factor had its best month on record. Within equities, there was a rotation out of Momentum and into Value in November.
A special Venn Factor Performance Report covers last week’s rotation out of Momentum stocks into Value stocks and other notable factor moves.
Despite a strong first half of the month, global Equity markets sold off in the back half due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases globally.
The best performing factor in September was Equity Short Volatility, supported by a slight monthly decline in the VIX paired with a large down move for global Equity markets.
It was another strong month for global stocks, pushed higher in part by optimism around COVID-19 vaccine development and dovish central bank policy in the U.S. Within equities, certain long-short equity style factors, such as Value, Low Risk, and Crowding, struggled.