By SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwired - Jan 23, 2014) - Growth and dynamic-oriented U.S. stocks have continued to outperform their value and defensive counterparts in 2014 as of January 17, according to Russell Indexes, continuing the trend set last year.
In the U.S. small cap arena, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. small cap stocks with historically higher valuations and higher growth rates, has continued to outperform the Russell 2000 Value Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. small cap stocks with historically lower valuations and lower growth rates, year-to-date as of January 17. And the Russell 2000 Dynamic Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. small cap stocks with historically greater economic sensitivity and more variable earnings profiles, has continued to outperform the Russell 2000 Defensive Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. small cap stocks with less economic sensitivity and more stable earnings profiles, for the same time period.
In the U.S. large cap arena, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. large cap stocks with historically higher valuations and higher growth rates, has continued to outperform the Russell 1000 Value Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. large cap stocks with historically lower valuations and lower growth rates, year-to-date as of January 17. And the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. large cap stocks with historically greater economic sensitivity and more variable earnings profiles, has continued to outperform the Russell 1000 Defensive Index, which measures the performance characteristics of U.S. large cap stocks with less economic sensitivity and more stable earnings profiles, for the same time period.
"While growth and value measures have traditionally been used by investors to understand market dynamics, the introduction of defensive and dynamic style measures in recent years has given investors additional tools for even better portfolio analysis and construction," said Tom Goodwin, senior director of indexes research and innovation for Russell Investments. "The Russell Stability Indexes -- i.e. defensive & dynamic -- segment stocks even further by quality and volatility dimensions, making them an effective tool on their own and in combination with growth and value measures, to understand market trends and investor preferences.The fact that growth and dynamic stocks continue to outperform their defensive and value counterparts across small- and large-cap stocks for the last year suggests that investors continue to have growing confidence that the U.S. economy is moving from recovery to sustainable expansion."
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| Index | 2014 YTD a/o Jan 17 | 2013 |
| Russell 2000 Index | 0.4% | 38.8% |
| Russell 2000 Dynamic Index | 1.5% | 40.2% |
| Russell 2000 Defensive Index | -0.6% | 37.5% |
| Russell 2000 Growth Index | 1.6% | 43.3% |
| Russell 2000 Value Index | -0.8% | 34.5% |
| Russell 1000 Index | -0.3% | 33.1% |
| Russell 1000 Dynamic Index | 0.0% | 35.3% |
| Russell 1000 Defensive Index | -0.6% | 30.9% |
| Russell 1000 Growth Index | -0.2% | 33.5% |
| Russell 1000 Value Index | -0.4% | 32.5% |
Source: Russell Investments. Returns are total returns (reflect reinvestment of dividends and distributions) and are denominated in US dollars.
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