November 1, 2024:  Large cap stocks are extremely concentrated even beyond simple measures of the weight of the largest few stocks. Historically, levels of concentration to this degree have subsequently seen strong outperformance among smaller stocks within the large cap universe. Equal weighted indexes also subsequently do well, but equal weight indexes themselves can suffer from lower quality. For longer term investors, this analysis supports our view that there is great opportunity to invest in the higher quality parts of the market with a bias away from the largest and most expensive stocks. VIEW/DOWNLOAD

May 10, 2024: March 31st marked the 5-year anniversary of the Distillate Small/Mid Cap Quality & Value strategy.  We summarize its performance record since inception here. VIEW/DOWNLOAD

February 27, 2024: This one pager examined whether small cap stocks are as cheap as is often touted.  The high percentage of unprofitable stocks is significantly distorting traditional PE calculations for small cap indexes, but there seemingly are many excellent values to be had in this segment of the market by being selective and using accurate valuation measures. VIEW/DOWNLOAD

May 27, 2023: The largest five stocks in the S&P 500 collectively have increased in value this year by $2.8 trillion, which is 49% above where they began the year.  The level of concentration in the S&P 500 as measured by the over-24% total weight of just these five stocks is greater than it has ever been. VIEW/DOWNLOAD