Global market trends
| Index name (returns in US#) | Q4 19 | 12 months ended 12/31/19 |
|---|---|---|
| Equity indexes | ||
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 6.67% | 25.34% |
| MSCI EAFE (ND) | 8.17 | 22.01 |
| MSCI Emerging Markets (ND) | 11.84 | 18.42 |
| MSCI Europe (ND) | 8.84 | 23.77 |
| MSCI World (ND) | 8.56 | 27.67 |
| Nasdaq | 12.99 | 39.46 |
| Russell 1000 | 9.04 | 31.43 |
| Russell 2000 | 9.94 | 25.52 |
| Russell 3000 Growth | 10.67 | 35.85 |
| Russell 3000 Value | 7.48 | 26.26 |
| S&P 500 | 9.07 | 31.49 |
| Tokyo Topix | 7.68 | 19.67 |
| Fixed income indexes | ||
| BB Barclays Global Aggregate* | 0.49 | 6.84 |
| BB Government Bond* | -0.77 | 6.83 |
| BB Barclays Municipal Bond | 0.74 | 7.54 |
| BB U.S. Aggregate Bond* | 0.18 | 8.72 |
| BB Barclays U.S. Mortgage-backed Securities* | 0.71 | 6.35 |
| ICE BofA ML U.S. 3-month T-bill | 0.46 | 2.28 |
| CG World Government Bond ex-U.S. | -0.07 | 5.32 |
| JPMorgan Developed High Yield | 2.89 | 14.60 |
| JPMorgan Emerging Markets Global Diversified | 1.81 | 15.04 |
| JPMorgan Global High Yield | 2.98 | 14.59 |
| S&P LSTA Loan | 1.73 | 8.64 |
| Commodities | ||
| S&P GSCI | 8.31 | 17.63 |
*BB is an abbreviation for Bloomberg Barclays.
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