In this article on private equity’s quest for IPO alternatives, Bloomberg notes, “The number of public companies in the US has almost halved since it peaked at around 7,500 in late 1997, according to the Center for Research in Security Prices.”
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Notable items with this release include:
– Smaller companies out-performance in July was reversed in August, with Micro Cap experiencing a -1.45% return in August compared to last month’s return of 12.01%.
– Energy was the only sector with negative returns in August, it’s lag in performance compared to the other sectors over the past 12 months created a fair sized gap in 1 year cumulative returns.
– Value continued to outperform the growth counterparts within each cap segment.
Notable items with this release include:
– Value outperformed Growth across all cap segments
– Smaller companies had a great month, with Micro cap returning 10.17% over Total Market
– Technology was the only Sector with a negative return for July
CRSP US Total Market Index includes most of the new IPOs within five trading days of listing. This new report looks at the trends in IPOs and their impact on CRSP Market Indexes.
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