Composite Rate Has Fallen in Seven of Last Eight Months

S&P 500 Q3 2021 buybacks were $234.6 billion, up 18.0% from Q2 2021, up 130.5% from Q3 2020, and up 5.2% from the prior Q4 2018 record of $223.0 billion

Composite Rate Has Fallen in Six of Last Seven Months

Bank Card Rate Drops for the Fifth Straight Month

Communications Services and Energy Sectors Lead the Way While Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary Lag

- Q3 2021 U.S. common dividend increases were $22.2 billion, up 44.1% from $15.4 billion in Q2 2021 and up 163.5% from $8.4 billion in Q3 2020.

S&P 500 quarterly buybacks approach $200 billion and are now 11% off their all-time high of $223 billion set in Q4 2018

Bank Card and Composite Rate at Lowest Levels Since 2004

Bank Card Default Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2015

All Loan Types Show Lower Default Rates

New index measures the performance of more than 240 cryptocurrency coins

- Q2 2021 U.S. common dividend increases were $15.4 billion, down 24.2% from $20.3 billion in Q1 2021 and up 130.3% from $6.7 billion in Q2 2020.