Market insights and commentary from Victory Capital.
WestEnd Advisors argues that a research-driven, dynamic sector allocation approach can help investors navigate heightened equity market volatility. The piece advocates tilting toward sectors with economic tailwinds while avoiding those facing headwinds.

Victory Capital argues that the ~16% year-to-date sell-off in the S&P North American Expanded Technology Software Index is sentiment-driven multiple compression rather than a fundamental deterioration, noting that earnings growth projections across the software sector remain solid. The piece contends that AI-driven disruption will not eliminate enterprise software demand, drawing parallels to prior existential threats like open-source code, and expresses a preference for selective, fundamentals-based stock picking within SaaS.

Victory Income Investors' portfolio specialist and municipal portfolio manager discuss the drivers behind the April 2026 municipal bond market rally, set against a backdrop of heavy issuance, steady rates, and muted geopolitical sensitivity. The video also examines credit resilience amid rising costs and the potential attractiveness of tax-equivalent yields as an entry point for investors.

WestEnd Advisors argues that a macroeconomically-driven, top-down sector allocation approach offers a more durable alternative to passive or bottom-up equity strategies amid elevated 2026 market volatility driven by Middle East geopolitical tensions and uncertainty around rates, inflation, and growth. The piece outlines current late-cycle positioning with a balance of defensive and mid-phase exposures, including overweights in Information Technology and Communication Services, while avoiding the most cyclical early-phase sectors.