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Quarterly Recap: April-June 2015

world.2015-03-31.2015-06-30

Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) -8.53%
CAC(FRA) -4.84%
UKX(GBR) -3.72%
NKY(JPN) +5.69%
SPX(USA) -0.77%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) -10.94%
INMEX(MEX) +2.75%
NGSEINDX(NGA) +5.37%
XU030(TUR) +1.37%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +3.41%
SHCOMP(CHN) +13.26%
NIFTY(IND) -0.71%
INDEXCF(RUS) +1.74%
TOP40(ZAF) +0.27%

Commodities

Energy
Heating Oil +9.46%
Natural Gas +6.38%
Ethanol +8.99%
WTI Crude Oil +22.10%
Brent Crude Oil +13.69%
RBOB Gasoline +14.29%
Metals
Copper -4.73%
Gold 100oz -0.74%
Platinum -4.72%
Palladium -6.21%
Silver 5000oz -6.02%

Currencies

USDEUR:-3.59% USDJPY:+2.18%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +1.84%
USDMXN(MEX) +3.22%
USDNGN(NGA) -0.14%
USDTRY(TUR) +3.21%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) -3.60%
USDCNY(CHN) +0.03%
USDINR(IND) +1.85%
USDRUB(RUS) -4.47%
USDZAR(ZAF) +0.08%
Agricultural
Coffee (Robusta) +11.08%
Soybeans +7.68%
Cattle -8.30%
Cocoa +12.52%
Coffee (Arabica) -1.39%
Corn +9.44%
Feeder Cattle -1.47%
Lean Hogs +22.31%
Lumber +3.67%
White Sugar +3.99%
Cotton +6.00%
Soybean Meal +9.66%
Sugar #11 +4.00%
Wheat +17.70%
Orange Juice -7.16%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM +3.41%
Markit CDX NA HY -1.55%
Markit CDX NA IG +3.77%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG +9.21%
Markit iTraxx Australia +11.15%
Markit iTraxx Europe +16.41%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover +27.41%
Markit iTraxx Japan +4.29%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe +0.46%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) -0.19%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +5.20%
European markets got shellacked and global markets went from obsessing over Fed rate hikes to Grexit. We had our own monsoon scare and bond market turmoil even though the RBI is on an easing path…

Index Returns

index.performance.2015-03-31.2015-06-30

Market Cap Decile Performance

Decile Mkt. Cap. Adv/Decl
1 (micro) +4.17% 68/64
2 +9.23% 69/62
3 +6.79% 73/58
4 +5.28% 71/61
5 +2.42% 62/69
6 +0.91% 61/70
7 -1.04% 57/75
8 -1.14% 60/71
9 -5.65% 59/72
10 (mega) -0.60% 58/74
Large-caps held steady…

Top Winners and Losers

BAJAJ-AUTO +26.05%
GLENMARK +26.46%
BRITANNIA +28.00%
CANBK -24.46%
TECHM -24.12%
SRTRANSFIN -23.41%
Looks like Bajaj Auto finally turned the corner…

ETF Performance

CPSEETF +3.18%
BANKBEES +1.65%
JUNIORBEES +1.51%
GOLDBEES +0.87%
NIFTYBEES -0.83%
INFRABEES -2.69%
PSUBNKBEES -4.35%
PSU Banks were the most despised asset class…

Yield Curve

yieldCurve.2015-03-31.2015-06-30

Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB -0.36 +2.06%
GSEC SUB 1-3 +0.07 +1.73%
GSEC SUB 3-8 +0.07 +0.10%
GSEC SUB 8 +0.39 -1.09%
Yields went up…

Interbank lending rates

mibor.30days.2015-06-30

Investment Theme Performance

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Quarterly Recap: January-March 2015

world.2014-12-31.2015-3-31

Equities

Major
DAX(DEU) +22.03%
CAC(FRA) +17.81%
UKX(GBR) +3.15%
NKY(JPN) +9.07%
SPX(USA) -0.39%
MINTs
JCI(IDN) +4.42%
INMEX(MEX) +1.58%
NGSEINDX(NGA) -8.38%
XU030(TUR) -6.67%
BRICS
IBOV(BRA) +2.29%
SHCOMP(CHN) +17.47%
NIFTY(IND) +2.28%
INDEXCF(RUS) +16.44%
TOP40(ZAF) +4.66%

Commodities

Energy
Natural Gas -10.56%
RBOB Gasoline +23.79%
Brent Crude Oil -3.03%
Ethanol -7.64%
Heating Oil -8.72%
WTI Crude Oil -10.42%
Metals
Gold 100oz -0.07%
Palladium -7.66%
Platinum -5.79%
Silver 5000oz +5.73%
Copper -3.17%

Currencies

USDEUR:+12.23% USDJPY:-0.20%

MINTs
USDIDR(IDN) +5.09%
USDMXN(MEX) +3.29%
USDNGN(NGA) +8.49%
USDTRY(TUR) +10.93%
BRICS
USDBRL(BRA) +20.28%
USDCNY(CHN) -0.15%
USDINR(IND) -0.87%
USDRUB(RUS) +0.00%
USDZAR(ZAF) +4.56%
Agricultural
Cocoa -3.70%
Lean Hogs -23.73%
Lumber -16.98%
Soybean Meal -9.07%
Cattle -2.64%
Coffee (Arabica) -21.60%
Corn -5.31%
Feeder Cattle -0.42%
Orange Juice -11.80%
Sugar #11 -17.63%
White Sugar -9.27%
Coffee (Robusta) -10.31%
Cotton +3.69%
Soybeans -3.67%
Wheat -12.19%

Credit Indices

Index Change
Markit CDX EM -2.01%
Markit CDX NA HY +1.59%
Markit CDX NA IG -1.99%
Markit iTraxx Asia ex-Japan IG -2.45%
Markit iTraxx Australia -11.70%
Markit iTraxx Europe -12.30%
Markit iTraxx Europe Crossover -79.11%
Markit iTraxx Japan -13.85%
Markit iTraxx SovX Western Europe -4.07%
Markit LCDX (Loan CDS) +0.17%
Markit MCDX (Municipal CDS) +6.37%
The Nifty managed to squeeze out a dribble of green but was nowhere near the best performing market Germany that clocked in a QE induced +22.03% whopper.

Index Returns

index performance.2014-12-31.2015-3-31

Advance Decline

advance.decline.line2.2014-12-31.2015-3-31

Market Cap Decile Performance

Decile Mkt. Cap. Adv/Decl
1 (micro) -16.75% 60/74
2 -9.15% 54/79
3 -8.44% 55/78
4 -5.13% 55/78
5 -2.03% 52/81
6 +1.01% 65/68
7 +6.19% 69/64
8 +6.27% 76/57
9 +5.97% 72/61
10 (mega) +5.01% 68/66
Large-caps out-performed small-caps.

Top Winners and Losers

BHARATFORG +35.22%
LUPIN +40.65%
SIEMENS +53.97%
BANKINDIA -35.11%
UNIONBANK -34.63%
PNB -34.09%
PSU banks got rightfully pummeled. You know shit is bad when government employees stage a dharna on NPAs.

ETF Performance

INFRABEES +9.96%
JUNIORBEES +4.03%
NIFTYBEES +1.43%
GOLDBEES -2.65%
CPSEETF -3.16%
BANKBEES -4.48%
PSUBNKBEES -19.79%
Infrastructure was a surprise winner…

Yield Curve

yield Curve.2014-12-31.2015-3-31

Bond Indices

Sub Index Change in YTM Total Return(%)
GSEC TB -0.30 +2.03%
GSEC SUB 1-3 -0.53 +1.43%
GSEC SUB 3-8 -0.10 +2.45%
GSEC SUB 8 -0.19 +2.27%
Rate cuts and lower inflation gave bonds a boost…

Investment Theme Performance

Momentum worked, low volatility worked better. High beta was left behind. Quality-to-price out-performed midcaps…

Equity Mutual Funds

Bond Mutual Funds

Refactored Indices

Housekeeping

A number of cool things happened on StockViz this quarter:

  1. We released our Android app. It is plain torture to develop. Hope you find it useful.
  2. We moved our website to SSL to ensure that your browsing is encrypted.
  3. We have a tax report that our investors will find useful during filing time. We will soon have tools that will optimize your trades with taxes in mind.