Equity markets posted one of the best quarters in more than a decade, but most were not able to cross into black territory for the year. Volatility—of benchmarks, sectors, risk model factors, etc.—came down from the year-to-date peaks, though remained high. Style factors saw an unusual performance, increased volatility, and large changes in factor correlations, which likely had a significant impact on active risk.
Authors
Melissa R. Brown, CFA
Managing Director of Applied Research
Olivier d'Assier
Senior Principal, Applied Research - APAC
Christoph Schon, CFA, CIPM
Senior Principal, Applied Research
Diana R. Baechle, PhD
Director, Applied Research
Natan Borshansky
Manager, Applied Research
