His reasoning is that growth - momentum approaches typically do better during bull markets, while value - fundamental strategies tend to
outperform during bear markets.
In most cases, value stocks tend to
outperform during bear markets and are thus considered defensive investments.
Not exact matches
Many people concede that actively managed funds have a hard time
outperforming the
market, but they will imply that actively managed funds show their true value in small - cap funds, international & emerging
market funds, and
during bear markets.
Studies show that value strategies often fare better than growth strategies
during bear markets and may even
outperform growth strategies in the long run when risk is considered.
Even though this is a relatively short time span, the 26 calendar years since 1989 include two major
bear markets, two strong recoveries and a strong U.S. bull
market during the 1990s in which the S&P 500
outperformed all its competition.
According to GSAM, Liquid Alts
outperformed equity by 23 % and fixed income by 16 %
during bear markets.
They may underperform
during ranging bull
markets, but they are built in such a way that they should
outperform when the
bears take control.
The quality factor tends to
outperform the overall
market during bear markets; this superior performance pattern was present
during the 2008 - 2009 downturn.
While individual results vary, on average, large - cap active funds have actually
outperformed during the last three
bear markets.
Studies have consistently shown that dividend - paying stocks significantly
outperform nondividend - paying stocks
during bear market periods.
This approach generally has been vindicated in the past, as value investors tended to
outperform a majority of money managers over full
market cycles; and this outperformance has been achieved principally
during bear markets, by losing less than most.
This period includes two major
bear markets, two strong recoveries and a strong U.S. bull
market during the 1990s in which the S&P 500
outperformed all its competition.
This Golden / Death Cross Model
outperforms buy and hold
during a
bear market because you sit in cash while «buy and hold» gets clobbered.
Of course
during bear markets the strategy implemented by SCTO is going to
outperform, however it will underperform
during bull
markets.
Timing allows the investor to
outperform the
market by protecting investment capital
during severe
bear markets, of at least -30 % to -55 % declines, and to take better advantage of rising
markets by actively focusing on the cream of the crop.
This strategy
outperforms buy and hold
during a
bear market because you sit in cash while «buy and hold» gets clobbered.
Value stocks tend to
outperform by falling less
during bear markets and growth stocks tend to
outperform in the bullish phase.