Satrix style tracker Q3 2019

What worked and what didn’t in Q3 2019?

| 27 October 2019

Factor performance review at a glance

The third quarter of 2019 continued to favour Momentum factors, with Price Momentum (+10.1%) the clear winner, and Earnings Revisions (-2.0%) taking a breather. After Quality factors ended strongly in 2018, 2019 has continued to see a reversal with Return on Equity (RoE) (-12.4%) performing poorly over the quarter, and Debt to Equity (1.7%) performing fairly neutrally. Value factors were generally neutral in Q3 with Price to Book (+1.1%) performing better than Dividend Yield (-3.2%).

Key events that impacted performance in Q3 2019

In Quarter Three, the MSCI World (developed markets) returned a flat 0.5%, while the MSCI Emerging Markets (emerging markets) was down more than 4.3%. The US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both eased their policies to offset signs of weaker global growth. In the UK, Euro-sceptic Boris Johnson has become the prime minister after being elected as leader of the Tories. Commodity prices took a dive with key iron ore benchmark prices plunging some 20% in a matter of weeks, and the key industrial metal, copper, hitting two-year lows. In South Africa, the SA Reserve Bank held their policy rate unchanged at 6.5% at its September meeting. Interestingly, their statement was more dovish than earlier in July, when it did actually cut rates. Locally, the equity market lost a lot of ground, given the economic and global economic backdrop, while the Rand also depreciated significantly.

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