index

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The fund has returned an average of 15% annually, according to people familiar with the fund, compared to the 7% average return of HFR’s index of credit hedge funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The company, along with Coherent, joined the S&P 500 index on March 23 as part of the index’s quarterly rebalancing.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

It also sees inflation, as measured by annual changes in the consumer-price index, dropping to 2.2% in 2028 and then staying there through 2036.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A wide array of stocks rallying in the index doesn’t mean the S&P 500 will necessarily perform better, yet investors tend to point to strong breadth as a “healthy sign” for the market, Parker cautioned.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

On January 31, 2007, the ABX, a publicly traded index of triple-B-rated subprime mortgage bonds—exactly the sort of bonds used to create subprime CDOs—fell more than a point, from 93.03 to 91.98.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis