Portfolio Manager Survey

Below is a complete list of all the research that we have produced, in chronological order.

Portfolio Manager Survey Results

05/03/10 -

  • 785 '10 year-end R2000 price target – 9.5% upside.  Small-caps are fairly valued.
  • Consumer Discretionary skepticism remains high.
  • Small-caps will outperform large-caps in 2H'10 as sentiment remains bullish.
  • ‘10 earnings remain underappreciated – respondents have proved accurate in the past.
  • Industrials & Tech expected to outperform in 2H’10; Utilities and Consumer Discretionary are expected to underperform.  Consensus remains mixed on Financials with 48% expecting small-cap banks to outperform vs. 36% underperform.
  • The Fed won't start raising rates until 1Q11 though will end its quantitative easing (QE) by this quarter or next with US 10-year yields rising only modestly once QE ends.
  • 58% believe commercial real estate woes are discounted up from 55% in Jan '10.  77% believe residential real estate woes are mostly priced in up from 69% in Jan ‘10.
  • Consumer spending expected to rise modestly year-over-year though 45% now expect strong consumer spending growth versus only 10% in our Jan ’10 survey.  Investors are undecided as to whether consumer deleveraging is finished.
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01/29/09
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