The FSA Spy market buzz – 20 December 2024
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HEAD-TO-HEAD: Franklin Templeton vs OMGI
FSA compares two US equity products: the Franklin Templeton US Opportunities Fund and the Old Mutual North American Equity Fund.
Pictured above: Fatima Khizou, Morningstar
US equities continue to set record highs. The S&P 500 was up 15% year-to-date, according to data from Bloomberg.
Along with the rising index, there is increasing concern about high valuations. The asset class has been the most expensive among the major global equity markets, with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 18.2, according to a report from MSCI.
But the high valuations appear to be supported by underlying economic growth in the US, Kevin Anderson, State Street Global Advisors’ Asia-Pacific head, said previously. Because of that, he does not expect any huge market correction.
Against this backdrop, Fatima Khizou, London-based analyst for manager research at Morningstar, compares two US equity funds, the Franklin US Opportunities Fund and the Old Mutual North American Equity Fund.
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