ValuEngine Weekly Market Summary And Commentary

ValuEngine 214 Followers Follow Summary U.S. equity markets advanced this week, with gains spread across most major ETFs and sector benchmarks. The lowest expense ratio S&P 500 ETF SPYM, the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF, is up 4% with the Invesco Nasdaq-100 ETF, QQQM, up 6.3%. Leading the pack on a year-to-date basis is small-cap barometer IWM with a 24% gain, followed by VTV, the Vanguard Value ETF, and QQQM. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF gained 21.8% while Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US gained 17.2%. FabrikaCr/iStock via Getty Images Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending August 14, 2026 U.S. equity markets advanced this week, with gains spread across most major ETFs and sector benchmarks. Energy ( XLE ) led the group with a strong 7.67% gain, while This article was written by ValuEngine 214 Followers Follow ValuEngine.com (VE) is a stock valuation and forecasting service founded by Ivy League finance academics. VE utilizes the most advanced quantitative techniques and analysis available. Our research team continues to develop, test, and improve the VE Stock Recommendation, Valuation and Forecast Models related to stock price movement. This research is updated daily and applied to more than 4,200 US Stocks, 600 plus US ETFs, over 1,000 Canadian stocks, and all sector and industry groups.