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Stock Pickers Shine, Sniffing Out Value During Market Tumult
Value investing has long been out of favor in US stocks and last quarter was no different, as an index of beaten-down shares badly trailed the broader market's furious rally.
But it was also a time to shine for stock pickers focusing on downtrodden companies. Around 63% of active managers investing in cheap large-cap stocks outperformed their benchmarks in the second quarter, the best showing since the depths of the pandemic in 2020, data compiled by Jefferies show.