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VRT vs WMB · data through Oct 2, 2026

VRT and WMB clearly differ on 2 of 19 forces. The widest gap is momentum: in weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage point, VRT typically moved +1.9% and WMB +0.33%.

VRTWMBBars: 90% ranges. Hollow: could not be told apart from zero.Same figures in the table below.
Economic forceVRTVertivWMBWilliams Companies
Interest ratesIn weeks when the 10-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+0.67%−0.84% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero−0.19%−1.3% to +0.92%Not distinguishable from zero
Inflation expectationsIn weeks when 10-year inflation expectations rose 0.25 percentage points−0.41%−4.9% to +4.1%Not distinguishable from zero−0.36%−3.0% to +2.3%Not distinguishable from zero
U.S. dollarIn weeks when the trade-weighted U.S. dollar rose 2%+1.8%−1.4% to +5.0%Not distinguishable from zero+0.88%−1.0% to +2.7%Not distinguishable from zero
Oil and energyIn weeks when the price of oil rose 10%+1.4%+0.20% to +2.6%Tentative+1.4%+0.37% to +2.4%Tentative
Credit spreadsIn weeks when corporate credit spreads widened 0.25 percentage points+2.9%−1.7% to +7.5%Not distinguishable from zero+2.4%+0.16% to +4.6%Tentative
Short-term ratesIn weeks when the 2-year Treasury yield rose 0.25 percentage points+5.2%+1.3% to +9.2%Tentative+1.2%−0.75% to +3.2%Not distinguishable from zero
Market volatilityIn weeks when market volatility (the VIX) rose 5 points−0.43%−2.2% to +1.4%Not distinguishable from zero−1.3%−2.4% to −0.26%Tentative
Mortgage ratesIn weeks when the 30-year mortgage rate rose 0.25 percentage points−1.6%−3.7% to +0.56%Not distinguishable from zero+1.1%+0.03% to +2.1%Tentative
GoldIn weeks when the price of gold rose 5%+0.51%−1.1% to +2.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.07%−0.81% to +1.0%Not distinguishable from zero
CopperIn weeks when the price of copper rose 5%+0.05%−1.1% to +1.2%Not distinguishable from zero+0.02%−0.62% to +0.66%Not distinguishable from zero
Natural gasIn weeks when the U.S. natural gas price (Henry Hub) rose 10%+0.03%0.00% to +0.07%Not distinguishable from zero+0.04%+0.01% to +0.08%Tentative
BitcoinIn weeks when the price of bitcoin rose 10%+1.2%+0.07% to +2.2%Tentative−0.38%−1.1% to +0.32%Not distinguishable from zero
Small vs large companiesIn weeks when small companies beat large ones by 1 percentage point+0.04%−0.53% to +0.61%Not distinguishable from zero+0.32%+0.03% to +0.62%Tentative
Value vs growthIn weeks when value stocks beat growth stocks by 1 percentage pointClear difference−0.74%−1.2% to −0.26%Tentative+0.53%+0.30% to +0.76%Clear
MomentumIn weeks when recent winners beat the stock market by 1 percentage pointClear difference+1.9%+1.2% to +2.5%Clear+0.33%−0.06% to +0.71%Not distinguishable from zero
EuroIn weeks when the euro rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−8.9%−12.8% to −5.0%Clear−3.3%−5.1% to −1.5%Tentative
Japanese yenIn weeks when the yen rose 2% against the U.S. dollar−1.7%−3.4% to +0.02%Not distinguishable from zero−0.51%−1.4% to +0.40%Not distinguishable from zero
Emerging marketsIn weeks when emerging-market stocks beat the S&P 500 by 1 percentage point+0.60%+0.05% to +1.1%Tentative+0.03%−0.30% to +0.36%Not distinguishable from zero
ChinaIn weeks when Chinese stocks beat other emerging markets by 1 percentage point−0.55%−1.1% to −0.03%Tentative+0.02%−0.18% to +0.22%Not distinguishable from zero
Each figure is the stock's typical move in a week when the force moved by the stated amount, after accounting for the stock market, with its 90% range beneath. Grey figures could not be told apart from zero. A row is marked a clear difference only when the two 90% ranges do not overlap.

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