Harvest ETFs Monthly Insights (May 2024 Summary)
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Macro Snapshot: Markets Revert to the Mean, Kindly
Index performance can tell stories and it can hide stories. In 2023 and through much of 2024 so far, US stock markets positive returns — as captured by the S&P 500 index — were driven by a smaller segment of large-cap companies, typically tied to tech. While more sectors and companies have participated in the market’s growth over time, we’ve still seen large cap tech dominate.
If we strip out the ‘big six’ of Amazon, Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, and Alphabet from the S&P 500, for example, we have seen roughly three calendar quarters of negative earnings growth across the remainder of the market.
Harvest ETFs Interactive Booklet Update (as at May 31, 2024)
In April, investors took profits, and the market lost some value with many tech names falling. In May, investor demand resumed but with a broader range of companies. While certain leading names — such as Nvidia — continued their dominance, there are now more sectors and stocks catching up with leaders, reverting towards historical mean performance.
The market is still growing, but that growth is now coming more from a wider array of sectors and names. With that historical mean reversion, there has been more volatility on the market.
Amidst that volatility we deployed our active & flexible covered call strategy to generate alpha. We used every tool in our kit to generate cash flows and still participate in the upside as markets recovered. That additional alpha is, we believe, a core driver of the value of active covered call strategies compared to more systematic covered calls writing.
We expect some volatility to persist in both bond and equity markets as investors appear highly data sensitive. Most years, summers are a slow season for the markets. We believe that this summer, however, is a key moment to stay active, attentive, and invested. Given the current economic backdrop and the continued impact of data, this does not look like it will be a typical ‘boring’ summer for investors.
While overall index performance may appear relatively steady and calm, we believe that looking under the surface for opportunities — and generating cash flow to support total returns — can prove valuable.
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Please see the table of cash distributions for our equity-income and enhanced equity-income ETFs for the month ended May 31, 2024. Click here to view the full press release.
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Founded in 2009, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. is an independent Canadian Investment Fund Manager. At Harvest, our guiding principles are premised on building wealth for our clients through ownership of strong businesses that have the potential to grow & generate income over the long term. Harvest has an established track record with its stable of Equity ETFs and Fixed Income ETFs. Now, in 2024, Harvest has expanded its income philosophy to introduce Balanced Income ETFs to our innovative lineup. These portfolios are invested in ETFs listed on a recognized North American stock exchange that provide exposure towards large capitalization equity securities, investment grade bonds or money market instruments issued by corporations or governments and will include ETFs that engage in covered call strategies. Read More
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