Global market trends
| Index name (returns in US$) | Q4 21 | 12 months ended 12/31/21 |
|---|---|---|
| Equity indexes | ||
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 7.87% | 20.95% |
| MSCI EAFE (ND) | 2.69 | 11.26 |
| MSCI Emerging Markets (ND) | -1.31 | -2.54 |
| MSCI Europe (ND) | 5.66 | 16.3 |
| MSCI World (ND) | 7.77 | 21.82 |
| Nasdaq | 11.28 | 27.51 |
| Russell 1000 | 9.78 | 26.45 |
| Russell 2000 | 2.14 | 14.82 |
| Russell 3000 Growth | 10.89 | 25.85 |
| Russell 3000 Value | 7.54 | 25.37 |
| S&P 500 | 11.03 | 28.71 |
| Tokyo Topix | -4.75 | 1.08 |
| Fixed income indexes | ||
| Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond | -0.67 | -4.71 |
| Bloomberg Government Bond | 0.15 | -2.28 |
| Bloomberg Municipal Bond | 0.72 | 1.52 |
| Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond | 0.01 | -1.54 |
| Bloomberg U.S. Mortgage-backed Securities | -0.37 | -1.04 |
| ICE BofA U.S. 3-month T-bill | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| CG World Government Bond ex-U.S. | -1.98 | -9.68 |
| JPMorgan Developed High Yield | 0.74 | 5.92 |
| JPMorgan Emerging Markets Global Diversified | -0.44 | -1.8 |
| JPMorgan Global High Yield | 0.31 | 4.89 |
| S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan | 0.75 | 5.2 |
| Commodities | ||
| S&P GSCI | 1.51 | 40.35 |
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