Weekly Recap | AVUV.US +1.65%, beating the S&P 500

The Week

AVUV.US added 1.65% this week to close at $122.06, while the S&P 500 lost 0.47%, leaving the ETF roughly 2.12 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. The path was choppy early in the week before firming up: the fund opened Monday near its weekly low at $119.53, then gained through Thursday and Friday to finish just below the weekly high of $122.25. Volume stayed within a normal range, with the weekly average daily volume only 0.85% above its median.\n\n## Sector News\n\nEnergy and transport names showed up repeatedly in this week’s flow. Gulf tensions pushed oil higher and lifted US energy stocks, with Murphy Oil and SM Energy both climbing more than 4% intraday. In transport, Matson declared a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share, while International Seaways and Bruton expect their merger to close around 2 November 2026. Consumer names were more mixed: Abercrombie & Fitch fell about 4% in a pullback, and Macy’s named a new lead independent director alongside its quarterly dividend announcement.\n\n## The Week Ahead\n\nThe macro calendar is concentrated on Tuesday. On 27 October, the US will release durable goods orders, FHFA house price data, the Case Shiller 20-city index, new home sales, the Richmond Fed composite index and consumer confidence. Durable goods orders are forecast at 1.5, while consumer confidence is expected to hold near 81.9. These readings may shape the tone for small-cap and value styles, which could feed through to AVUV.US and similar funds.\n\n## In Short\n\nAVUV.US rose while the broad market fell, and it sits above its 20-day moving average of $120.064. That points to firm short-term momentum, though the price is still below the 60-day average of $123.479. The latest daily flow snapshot shows large-lot money as a net buyer while medium and small-lot money were net sellers, leaving the picture split rather than one-way. The next test is whether the small-cap value style can keep outperforming as a wave of US macro data lands next week.\n\nThis article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.