Nuvn PA Mun Val Shs of Benef Interest

Nu Holdings

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF

Fisker

Stewart Information Services

Yum China Hlds

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund

IQ Real Return ETF

Gold Fields Ltd.

Credicorp

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG tracks a market-cap-weighted index of emerging-market firms, covering 99% of market capitalization.

I upgrade IEMG from hold to buy due to low valuations, potential dollar weakness, and strong technical indicators. Despite a 19% return, IEMG lags the S&P 500 but may benefit from China's stimulus and India's growth. IEMG offers a low expense ratio, solid dividend yield, and potential foreign tax credit, making it ideal for long-term investors.

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Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

WisdomTree India Earnings Fund

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI India ETF

iShares MSCI China ETF

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Emerging market ETFs are coming off their best weekly showing in about a year. Both broad-based and country-specific ETFs tied to developing nations enjoyed their best stretch of inflows since December 2023 — to the tune of $6 billion.

Emerging Market ETFs: Changing the Equation

Emerging market ETFs soared to a two-and-a-half-year high, driven by new Chinese stimulus, a big Fed rate cut and hopes of further easing, and a weak dollar.

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Last Monday's sell-off knocked the wind out of many riskier market plays, including emerging markets. Naturally, this led to strong outflows for many funds providing emerging market exposure.

Opportunity Knocks for Emerging Markets ETFs

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF tracks small, mid, and large-cap emerging market stocks, primarily in China, India, and Taiwan. The ETF has underperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2024 and over 3, 5, and 10-year timeframes. This underperformance has resulted in IEMG, offering significantly higher earnings and dividend yields relative to the SPY.

IEMG: The Case For Emerging Markets

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust

Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares Gold Trust

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF

Aberdeen Standard Gold ETF Trust

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Recent unemployment data supporting a "soft economy" narrative, increases the market expectations of a rate cut starting in September. Look into areas to gain.

ETFs to Boost Gains Amid Rising Rate Cut Expectations

Blackrock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

iShares Investment Grade Bond Factor ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

The BlackRock Target Allocation Team, which runs model portfolios followed by many advisors, turned even more bullish this week. Indeed, the current allocation to stocks is the highest it has been since 2021.

BlackRock Favoring Growth Heading Into Second Half

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF warrants a sell rating due to multiple risk factors for the fund outweighing its positive factors. Positive factors for IEMG are a low expense ratio, a high quantity of holdings, and a noteworthy dividend yield. The fund has a high concentration of holdings in China and Taiwan, increasing correlation with domestic and international indexes and adding geopolitical risk.

IEMG: The Risk Isn't Worth The Reward

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Billionaire investors like Warren Buffett and Ray Dalio are known for their stock-picking skills. Both of these heavyweights own ETFs, as well, with Dalio, in particular, holding large positions.

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Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Supported by the ongoing U.S.-led global economic growth, the macroeconomic outlook for emerging markets seems to be improving since late 2023. Encouraging indicators favoring the growth potential of EMs can result in investors shifting their focus away from the latter.

Unlock Opportunities With Emerging Market ETFs

Democracy International Fund

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Franklin FTSE China ETF

Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

KraneShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China Index ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund

Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF

Emerging markets are off to a sluggish start to 2024. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) was up 1.9% year-to-date through March 20, lagging the S&P 500 Index's nearly 10% gain.

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CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF

VanEck Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF

Direxion Daily MSCI Brazil Bull 2X Shares

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil Capped

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund Inc

Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2X Shares

VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF

iShares MSCI China A ETF

WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF

Franklin Emerging Market Core

Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3X Shares

Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bear 3X Shares

ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets

ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets

Xtrackers Emerging Markets Carbon Reduction and Climate Improvers ETF

Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Fund

Global X Next Emerging & Frontier ETF

iShares MSCI EM ESG Optimized ETF

ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF

iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF

First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Emerging Markets AlphaDEX Fund

Franklin FTSE Brazil ETF

Franklin FTSE India ETF

iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc

Columbia India Consumer ETF

Nifty India Financials ETF

Direxion Daily MSCI India Bull 2X Shares

iShares India 50 ETF

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Equity Core ETF

KraneShares MSCI All China Index ETF

KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF

KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF

iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF

First Trust India NIFTY 50 Equal Weight ETF

Invesco India ETF

First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Emerging Markets ETF

Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI India Small Cap ETF

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures

On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM) with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” The pair talked about several topics regarding the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.

VIDEO: ETF of the Week: Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM)

Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier.

EM Central Banks: More Easing In The Cards?

By Ed Agostino After the great financial crisis, China's appetite for commodities and technology fueled a global economic recovery. The rest of the world recovered and then grew, largely on the back of China's incredible transformation.

Are Chinese Stocks Un-Investable?

Emerging market stocks often get overlooked, but adding them to your portfolio allows for diversification and potentially big returns. Just tread lightly.

How to Find the Best Emerging Market Stocks

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ticks all the boxes if you want exposure to emerging markets. There are some potential positive catalysts on the horizon in 2024. Risks remain, but are reducing.

IEMG: A Good Fund In Need Of A Catalyst

Emerging markets will also be looking closely at economic conditions in mainland China, which will be a key determinant of broader emerging market growth in 2024. A key reason for diverging emerging and developed market performance was the marked variation in demand conditions.

Emerging Markets Conclude 2023 On Better Note Than Developed Markets

ARK Innovation ETF

VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

Manager Directed Portfolios - iM DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF

SPDR S&P China ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

Kraneshares Dynamic Emerging Markets Strategy ETF

AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF

Wisdomtree US Quality Growth Fund

Invesco QQQ

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Hello! This is MarketWatch reporter Isabel Wang bringing you this week's ETF Wrap. In this week's edition, we look at ETF strategies that have exploded in popularity in 2023, and whether they will continue to gain momentum in the year ahead.

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Last quarter, it became evident to thousands of investors just like you just how bullish Ray Dalio had become on Asian markets. Still, while most thought it was a one-time allocation to gain the proper amount of exposure into that section of emerging markets, today, he is proving to be on a much bigger quest.

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The meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping contributes to easing some investor fears, which in turn benefits emerging markets. A weak dollar could sustain an upside for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. However, geopolitical tensions and economic challenges pose risks to IEMG's holdings and sustainability of upside.

IEMG: Upside Not Sustainable Despite Top-Level Meeting

Emerging Market currencies have rebounded, boosting the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. IEMG is a large ETF with an attractive valuation and low cost, making it a good choice for long-term investors. The technical setup for IEMG remains lackluster, and improvement in the chart and price trend is needed for an upgrade.

IEMG: EM Currencies' Rally Offers A Boost, But EM Equities Remain Just A Hold

Emerging markets are becoming increasingly pivotal in shaping the global investment landscape. A lot of emerging markets, particularly in this sort of Alt Asia cohort, present incredibly attractive opportunities that are going to be hugely important for economic growth in those nations.

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Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

Global X ETFs has launched a new covered call ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The Global X MSCI Emerging Markets Covered Call ETF (NYSE Arca: EMCC) seeks to generate income through covered call writing.

Global X Expands Income Suite With MSCI Emerging Market Covered Call ETF

Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF

Kraneshares China Internet And Covered Call Strategy Etf

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

While developed U.S. and non-U.S. markets indexes were up year to date through October 20, emerging markets benchmarks were treading water. The two largest emerging markets ETFs are the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) and the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (IEMG).

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