Reputation Arbitrage: Premium as of 26 June 2026 The numbers flatter the thesis. Trailing twelve-month spreads over the S&P 500 for the three indices in the RepuStars Variety Corporate Reputation Composite Equity Index family now run from 11.92% to 22.26%. Between the two price-only reputation indices, REPUVAR and REPUSPX, the gap is 7.53 percentage points—to …
The reputation premium-seeking RepuSPX, a reputation arbitrage portfolio, is out-performing the S&P500 Index by 435.73%
Over the past five years, on average, Steel City Re’s algorithm has identified approximately five names each week that seemed expensive and potential short-sell opportunities. At the close of markets, on 30 January 2026, Steel City Re’s algorithm identified 22 names. It is an unusually high number, statistically greater than three standard deviations from the mean.
The reputation premium-seeking RepuSPX is out-performing the S&P500 Index by 398.87% The trailing twelve month spreads over the S&P500 of the three reputation-linked indices comprising RepuStars Variety Corporate Reputation Composite Equity Index family range from 3.43 to 14.19%.
As of December 26, 2025, the reputation premium-seeking RepuSPX is out-performing the S&P500 Index by 401.1%
Risk governance disclosures boosted equity value relative to peers at 1, 28, 56, and 84 days by averages of 0.3%, 5.6%, 3.7% and 4.1%.
The trailing twelve month spreads over the S&P500 of the three reputation-linked indices comprising RepuStars Variety Corporate Reputation Composite Equity Index family range from 2.43% to 20.67%. The spread between the two reputation-based price-only indices, REPUVAR and REPUSPX, is 15.68%. All three indices are outperforming the S&P500. Over its lifetime, the reputation premium-seeking RepuSPX is out-performing the S&P500 Index by 380.09%
We. Communications launches reputation forecast: A board-level framework for managing reputation value and risk for governance and ERM. The new offering combines financial-grade data from Steel City Re, the pioneering advisory firm behind reputation risk insurance, with We.’s full-stack communications intelligence including media monitoring, audience polling, social analytics and AI insights.
All three reputation arbitrage indices informed by Steel City Re’s reputation value metrics are outperforming the S&P500 this calendar year. The trailing twelve month spreads over the S&P500 of the three reputation-linked indices comprising RepuStars Variety Corporate Reputation Composite Equity Index family range from -3.18% to 22.7%. The spread between the two reputation-based price-only indices, REPUVAR and REPUSPX, is 23.34%.
Public comments made by Cleveland-Cliffs’ CEO and chair against Japan and Nippon Steel that appeared to reference the 1945 nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki drew swift condemnation and underscore the precariousness of trying to win favor with the incoming administration, sources told Agenda. […] “Over the next few years, we will see a lot of strategic cultural posturing by executives like Mr. Goncalves,” Kossovsky said. “Whether they condone, condemn or ignore such comments, some dutiful and conscientious board members will paradoxically suffer personal reputational harm if aggrieved stakeholders feel betrayed.”