158 / 708
12
U.S.
stocks rebounded sharply in March. The
S&P
500
rose
6
.
8%
, and it is now in the black for
2016
,
and the Russell
2000
Index rose
8
.
0%
but remains
1
.
5%
in the red for the year. Stocks rallied as
U.S.
economic data continued to show signs of strength
and oil prices rebounded. Additionally, the Federal
Reserve signaled it would take a cautious approach
when increasing interest rates in the future.
Overseas markets also rebounded in March. European
stocks rose
6
.
5%
amid the European Central Bank’s
announcement that it would expand its stimulus
program by cutting interest rates and increasing the
monthly government bond purchases to
EUR
80
billion, up from
EUR
60
billion previously. Emerging
markets stocks climbed across the board. Brazilian
and Greek stocks rose
31%
and
24%
, respectively,
while Chinese stocks rose
12%
.
DFA Emerging
Markets Value
DFEVX
climbed
14
.
7%
.
Brent crude prices ended March at
$38
.
34
, up ap-
proximately
8%
from its price at the end of February,
and up
24%
from its January low. As a result, the
energy sector was the top-performing sector during
the month, rising
10%
, led by oil and gas giants
Chevron
CVX
,
Phillips 66
PSX
, and
ConocoPhillips
COP
.
Neutral-rated
Vanguard Energy
VGENX
rose
12
.
3%
.
The technology sector also posted strong results, as
Apple
AAPL
and
Cisco
CSCO
each rose more than
8%
.
Although the healthcare sector posted a
3
.
3%
gain in
March, it was still the worst-performing sector.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
VRX
fell more than
60%
as
it lowered earnings forecasts and implied it could
potentially default on its debt. In addition, biotech firm
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
, Botox producer
Allergan
AGN
, and medical-device maker
Medtronic
MDT
all posted negative results.
K
Contact Andrew Daniels at
andrew.daniels@morningstar.comTotal Return
%
Through
A N N U A L I Z E D
03-31-16
1Mo
YTD
3Yr
5Yr
10Yr
Benchmark Performance
S&P 500 Recoups Losses to Move Into
the Black for 2016
Market Overview
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Andrew Daniels
Large Growth
6.2
-2.5
11.1
9.9
6.6
Large Blend
6.4
0.3
9.6
9.6
6.0
Large Value
6.9
1.3
8.2
8.8
5.2
Mid-Cap Growth
7.3
-1.8
8.4
7.6
6.0
Mid-Cap Blend
7.3
1.3
7.8
7.7
5.9
Mid-Cap Value
8.5
2.4
7.9
8.1
6.1
Small Growth
7.1
-4.3
6.3
6.5
5.4
Small Blend
7.7
0.6
6.4
6.7
5.2
Small Value
8.2
2.2
6.1
6.6
5.1
Aggressive Allocation
6.0
0.6
5.6
5.8
4.2
Conservative Allocation
3.6
1.7
2.6
4.0
4.1
Moderate Allocation
4.7
0.9
5.2
5.9
5.0
Communications
6.0
5.5
8.4
7.1
4.0
Financial
7.0
-5.1
6.3
6.7
1.1
Global Real Estate
9.2
3.9
4.0
6.4
2.9
Health
3.2 -13.5
15.0
16.2
10.0
Natural Resources
10.1
5.3
-8.1
-7.2
-0.8
Equity Precious Metals
6.6
40.7 -15.7
-18.1
-3.0
Real Estate
9.7
4.7
9.4
10.8
5.7
Technology
7.5
-2.3
13.7
8.9
7.3
Utilities
8.2
11.4
7.5
9.2
7.2
S&P 500
6.8
1.4
11.8
11.5
6.9
S&P MidCap 400
8.5
3.8
9.5
9.5
7.8
Russell 2000
8.0
-1.5
6.9
7.2
5.3
Diversified Pacific/Asia
8.6
-0.8
2.5
3.3
2.8
Diversified Emerging Mkts
11.0
3.9
-4.5
-3.8
2.4
Europe Stock
6.0
-2.5
3.8
3.3
2.9
Foreign Large Blend
6.9
-2.0
1.7
1.6
1.6
Foreign Large Growth
6.7
-2.0
2.8
2.9
2.8
Foreign Large Value
7.1
-1.6
1.3
1.0
0.7
Foreign Small/Mid Growth
7.2
-1.5
5.7
5.5
4.4
Foreign Small/Mid Value
8.1
-0.1
4.0
2.8
2.8
World Stock
6.8
0.1
5.7
5.5
4.1
MSCI World
6.8
-0.3
6.8
6.5
4.3
MSCI Emerging Markets
13.0
6.4
-5.1
-4.8
2.3
MSCI EAFE
6.6
-2.7
1.9
2.1
1.6
MSCI Europe
6.3
-2.5
2.7
2.1
2.1
MSCI Latin America
20.2
18.5 -17.2
-14.1
-1.3
MSCI Pacific
7.1
-3.8
1.3
2.8
1.3
High Yield Bond
3.5
2.1
1.1
3.8
5.5
Inflation-Protected Bond
2.1
3.6
-1.6
1.9
3.6
Intermediate-Term Bond
1.3
2.5
1.9
3.5
4.5
Muni National Long
0.5
1.6
3.3
6.0
4.3
World Bond
3.1
4.2
0.1
1.8
4.3
BarCap US Agg Bond TR USD
0.9
3.0
2.4
3.8
4.7
BofAML US HY Master II TR
4.4
3.2
1.8
4.7
6.8
BarCap Municipal TR USD
0.3
1.7
3.6
5.6
4.9