Survey: Investor Confidence in US Stocks Reaches Nearly Two-Year High

BlockBeats News, August 18th. The August Global Fund Manager Survey by Bank of America revealed that investors' confidence in U.S. stocks outperforming other regional markets has further strengthened. The survey showed that 27% of the surveyed fund managers are overweight on U.S. equities compared to the global benchmark weight, up 3 percentage points from July, reaching the highest level since December 2024.

Year-to-date, U.S. stocks have continued to outperform most overseas markets, with the S&P 500 Index rising 13% and the Euro Stoxx 600 Index rising 10%. However, the stock markets of Japan and South Korea have still outperformed U.S. stocks during the same period.