Equity

Big data is fueling, informing and empowering businesses globally. As growth-oriented investors, we see opportunities in best-in-class companies that are creating the technologies driving big data services.

We believe Voya’s large cap value discipline, which focuses identifying companies with attractive excess capital yield, is a more dynamic and effective valuation mechanism to drive a value strategy, particularly in today’s market uncertainty.

The prospect of rising real interest rates favors value versus growth stocks, while moderating economic growth and persistent inflation favor inexpensive stability value names over well-priced cyclicals.

A human-plus-machine approach to analyzing and monitoring major events can help clear today’s fog of war—and potentially prepare for future crises.

An effective factor investing strategy should be both contextual, that is, able to take into account differences across business segments, and adaptable as markets change over time.

Voya’s large cap value team believes that excess capital yield (ECY) provides a holistic view of the amount of capital a company has available to create value. We apply our ECY framework to evaluate stocks from a relative value perspective and construct a diversified portfolio with a higher yield than the benchmark.

Changes in the political and economic landscape are loosening the links in the global economy. New conditions will favor different strengths as businesses adapt.

Our experts, William Theriault, CFA, Senior Client Portfolio Manager, Equity, and James Dorment, CFA, Head of Large Cap Fundamental Research, discuss the growth/value cycle.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion, social factors such as energy supply security, consumer protection and responsible sourcing demonstrate the importance of an inclusionary ESG approach.

While it might seem better to focus on current so-called ESG leaders, we believe there is untapped value in the underappreciated ESG improvers.