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Inker: US Value Spread Suggests Value Stocks Will Win Over 5-10 Years

Ben Inker · Ben Inker – Value Investing at GMO (First Meeting, EP.17) · Mar 30, 2020 · at 33:05

Ben Inker, Head of Asset Allocation at GMO, discusses global valuation disparities and the expected forward returns of value stocks.

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“Again, in the US, the value spread is significantly wider than normal, and that probably means value deserves to win over the next five to 10 years.”

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The claim, plainly

In the US stock market, the value spread is significantly wider than historical norms, which probably means value stocks will outperform over the next 5 to 10 years.

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Assessment

Ben Inker's statement on March 30, 2020, predicted that value stocks would outperform growth over a 5-to-10-year horizon. While the initial 5-year checkpoint ending March 2025 saw the Russell 1000 Growth Index outperform the Russell 1000 Value Index (+130.5% vs. +93.5% cumulative), the full 10-year horizon specified in the claim extends until March 30, 2030. As of September 2026, the 10-year evaluation period is ongoing and recent performance shows value narrowing the cumulative gap (with Russell 1000 Value returning +20.67% YTD vs. +0.32% for Growth through July 2026). Final resolution cannot be determined until the conclusion of the 10-year window on March 30, 2030.

Over the initial 5-year horizon (March 31, 2020 – April 23, 2025), large-cap growth posted a cumulative total return of +130.5% versus +93.5% for large-cap value.
The stated 5-to-10-year horizon remains open until March 30, 2030.
Year-to-date through July/August 2026, Russell 1000 Value significantly outperformed Growth (+20.67% vs. +0.32% as of July 31, 2026), meaning the 10-year outcome remains unsettled.

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[1] gmo.com [2] antoinebuteau.com [3] portfolio-adviser.com [4] ftserussell.com [5] etftrends.com [6] gurufocus.com [7] ifa.com [8] portfolioslab.com

Russell 1000 Value Total Return vs Russell 1000 Growth Total Return March 30 2020 to 2025 2026 Ben Inker GMO current title role "Russell 1000 Value" "Russell 1000 Growth" "March 31, 2020" "March 31, 2025" IWD vs IWF total return March 30 2020 Russell 1000 Value Index vs Russell 1000 Growth Index annualized returns March 2020 to 2025

assessed as of 2026-09-02

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