iShares MSCI USA Value Factor

IBM’s Cognitive Solutions segment’s revenues were flat YoY in the fourth quarter. On a currency adjusted basis, the segment’s revenues grew 2%.

In a press release today, GM said that it now expects its 2018 adjusted earnings to exceed its previous guidance.

In fiscal 2019, Japanese automaker Toyota Motor’s (TM) financial performance improved on almost every front.

In the fiscal year ended March 2017, Toyota Motor’s (TM) performance worsened almost on every front compared to the previous fiscal year.

Lear rose 0.29% to close at $126.54 per share on November 17. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and YTD price movements were 6.1%, 9.3%, and 3.9%, respectively.

Price movement Lear (LEA) has a market cap of $8.4 billion. It fell 0.28% to close at $116.06 per share on October 14, 2016. The stock’s weekly, monthly, and year-to-date (or YTD) price movements were -4.1%, -0.76%, and -4.7%, respectively, on the same day. LEA is trading 3.0% below its 20-day moving average, 0.54% below […]

Lear Corporation (LEA) reported 2Q16 net sales of $4.7 billion, a rise of 2.2% from its net sales of $4.6 billion in 2Q15.

Lear (LEA) has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It fell 2.2% to close at $121.79 per share on October 6, 2016.

Lear Corporation (LEA) has a market cap of $8.9 billion. It rose 1.8% to close at $120.71 per share on September 22, 2016.

Lear (LEA) has a market cap of $8.5 billion. It fell by 1.2% to close at $115.58 per share on September 8, 2016.

In August 2016, Ford reported a ~8% YoY (year-over-year) decline in its home market total sales. The company only managed to sell ~14,000 units.

Lear (LEA) has a market cap of $8.5 billion. It fell by 0.09% to close at $115.70 per share on August 24, 2016.

Lear entered into an investment agreement to construct a state-of-the-art premium leather processing plant in Yangzhou, China.

In July 2016, Ford’s fleet sales rose by 6% YoY to 55,321 units, whereas its retail vehicle sales fell by 6% YoY to 161,158 units.

Lear Corporation (LEA) reported fiscal 2Q16 net sales of $4.7 billion, a rise of 2.2% compared to net sales of $4.6 billion in fiscal 2Q15.

Lear (LEA) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. It fell by 5.5% to close at $110.06 per share on July 28, 2016.

Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $9.1 billion. It rose by 6.7% to close at $65.35 per share on July 28, 2016.

Bunge reported 1Q16 net sales of $8.9 billion, a decline of 17.5% compared to net sales of $10.8 billion in 1Q15.

Bunge Limited (BG) has a market cap of $8.2 billion. Its stock fell by 1.4% to close at $57.76 per share on July 5, 2016.

Toyota expects its fiscal 2017 revenues to decline by 6.7% to 26.5 trillion yen, or ~$242.7 billion, mainly due to the unfavorable foreign exchange rate.

During 1Q16, Tesla produced 15,510 vehicles. This is a new quarterly production record for Tesla with a 10% production increase from the previous quarter.

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $22.4 billion. It fell by 1.7% and closed at $38.08 per share on May 5, 2016.

Ford’s 1Q16 revenue was not solely dependent on the performance of its F-series trucks. The company also benefited greatly from higher fleet sales.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has downgraded Archer-Daniels Midland’s (ADM) rating to “neutral” from “buy.” Revenues in 4Q15 were $16,445.0 million, a fall of 21.3%.

Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM) has a market cap of $19.3 billion. ADM rose by 2.6% to close at $32.45 per share as of February 12, 2016.

Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) fell by 3.6% to close at $34.07 per share at the end of the first week of February 2016.

Ford is recalling 83 2016 Ford E-Series cutaway and chassis cab vehicles and certain vehicles that have defective airbag inflators.

Ford Motor Company (F) fell by 1.8% to close at $13.72 per share as of January 5, 2016. The stock’s price movement on a year-to-date basis is -11.0%.

SPY’s performance was more volatile than that of PKW and VLUE. PKW and VLUE performed nearly equally in the market, with PKW leading VLUE at various points.

VLUE performed poorly during the period of September 15–22, 2015. Pfizer and JPMorgan Chase declined by 1.13% and 1.72%, respectively. GM declined by 4.15%.

VLUE is a smart beta fund that mimics the performance of an underlying index (MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index) based on a market cap-weighted parent index.

The iShares MSCI USA Size Factor ETF (SIZE) seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA Risk Weighted Index—a characteristic of smart beta funds.