Inside Active by Bloomberg Intelligence

High-quality stocks, measured by profitability, are trading at historically elevated levels, among the strongest in 25 years. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, and co-host Christopher Cain, US quantitative strategist at BI, speak with Sid Jain, deputy portfolio manager at GQG Partners, about the firm’s focus on durable earnings and forwar...

Despite tariff-related concerns, corporate earnings, especially in the S&P 500, have been stronger than expected. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual-fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US Small Cap and Sector Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence spoke with Michael Lippert, Vice President and Head of Technology Research at Baron Capital and a ...

Emerging markets have had one of the strongest years since 2017, with currency appreciation a key driver of returns. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Marvin Chen, BI’s senior Asia equity strategist spoke with Robert Marshall-Lee, founding partner and chief investment officer of Cusana Capital about its sword-and-shield...

Defined-outcome and options-overlay ETFs take in roughly $3 billion a month, reflecting rising investor demand. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, and co-host James Seyffart, ETF analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Arnim Holzer, global macro strategist at Easterly EAB and a portfolio manager for the Easterly Hedged Equity strategy, ab...

The eurozone outlook may depend on an earnings rebound driven by ECB rate cuts and German fiscal stimulus. In this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, Bloomberg Intelligence’s mutual fund and active management analyst, and co-host Laurent Douillet, senior equity strategist at BI, spoke with Nathaniel Velarde, a partner of Chautauqua Capital Management and portfolio manager for the Baird Chautauqua Internat...

Valuation expansion, not earnings growth, has driven most of the S&P 500’s gains since 2022. In this episode of Inside Active, hosts David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, and BI’s Chief Equity Strategist Gina Martin Adams speak with David Giroux, chief investment officer of US equity at T. Rowe Price and a portfolio manager for the Capital Appreciation strategy. Giroux s...

In June, the equity risk premium was negative for the first time since the early 2000s, indicating that stocks appear expensive relative to bonds and could yield mixed returns going forward. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US small-cap and sector strategist at BI, spoke with Wellington’s Don Kilbride a...

With European earnings growth projected to be low in 2025, investors are focusing on a potential recovery in 2026. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Laurent Douillet, senior equity strategist for BI, spoke with David Samra, founding partner of Artisan Partners’ International Value Group, about the similarities of value ...

Despite a recent rally, European equities may be overly complacent about trade-war risks. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual-fund and active-management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Laurent Douillet, BI’s senior equity strategist, spoke with Danielle Menichella, portfolio manager and senior research analyst at Sands Capital and sub-adviser to the Touchstone Sands Capital Inter...

Bond ratings have been mainly neutral over the past couple of quarters, but it remains to be seen if tariffs have an impact in the coming six months. In this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, and co-host Sam Geier, BI’s corporate credit strategist, spoke with Janet Rilling, head of the Plus Fixed Income team at Allspring Global Invest...

After a turbulent couple of months with significant spread widening and subsequent tightening, corporate bonds may remain under threat through year-end. In this episode of Inside Active, Bloomberg Intelligence’s mutual fund and active management analyst David Cohne and corporate credit strategist Sam Geier talk with Vishal Khanduja, head of Morgan Stanley’s broad markets fixed income team and portfolio manager for Eaton...

Lower revenue growth for small-cap companies appears to be in store due to tariff turmoil, based on Bloomberg Intelligence’s fair value model on the Russell 2000. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst with BI, along with co-host Michael Casper, BI’s US small cap and sector strategist, spoke with Sam Chamovitz and Morgen Peck, co-lead managers of the Fidelity Low-Pr...

Earnings expectations have shifted from the start of the year when analysts were forecasting 13% growth for large-cap stocks and are now predicting 9%. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, Bloomberg Intelligence mutual fund and active-management analyst, along with co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI’s chief equity strategist, spoke with Head of Mid-Cap & Large-Cap Equity at Madison Funds, Haruki Toyama, who&rsqu...

In the financial sector, the six largest banks have been returning capital to shareholders in the form of larger buybacks over the past quarter and year, indicating confidence in the industry. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US small-cap and sector strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Christopher...

Adding the profitability factor to the value factor can filter out value traps and help value stocks outperform the market, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, BI mutual fund and active management analyst, along with co-host Christopher Cain, BI’s US quantitative strategist, spoke with John Davi, founder, CEO and chief investment officer of Astoria Portfolio Adv...

The Bloomberg Intelligence small-cap BMVP multi-factor portfolio outperformed the Russell 2000 equal-weight index last year, with value, momentum, low volatility and profitability all working well in small caps. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual-fund and active-management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Christopher Cain, BI’s US quantitative strategist, spoke with Joel Schneide...

With the number of mergers and acquisitions being positively linked to small-cap performance, this year will be one to watch after a particularly weak 2024. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US small cap and sector strategist at BI, spoke with Bryan Wong, vice president at Osterweis and a portfolio manager for...

2025 will be a critical year for China, which needs to continue stimulating demand to stave off prolonged deflationary pressure. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Marvin Chen, senior Asia equity strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Jorry Nøddekær, lead portfolio manager for the Polar Capital Emerging...

The Russell 2000 ended the year on a sour note over unease about where interest rates could go. In this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Michael Casper, US small-cap and sector strategist at BI, spoke with John Barr, managing director at Needham Funds and portfolio manager for the Needham Aggressive Growth F...