ILF News and Press, iShares Latin America 40 From 11/22/23

2023-11-22 22:00:00 ET Summary iShares Latin America 40 ETF has robust returns and relative strength compared to the S&P 500 in 2023. ILF has a high dividend yield and moderate expense ratio, but investors should be cautious due to volatility. ILF's portfolio is concentrat...

2023-11-17 05:15:00 ET Summary Most countries in Latin America and the Caribbean aren’t fully harnessing the potential of international trade, an important driver of growth for emerging market economies. While the region has made some progress on trade openness, it continue...

2023-11-10 22:00:00 ET Summary After world shares ex-US enjoyed a rare if unimpressive win over American shares in 2022 - by losing less - the odds don’t look encouraging for a repeat run of outperformance in 2023. Looking at the regional components of global markets shows ...

2023-09-10 00:55:40 ET Summary Latin American stocks have been one of the better-performing international / value equity market segments YTD. ILF is a simple Latin American stock index ETF, sports a 7.1% forward yield, and a cheap valuation. A look at the fund, and some of its...

2023-09-07 04:45:00 ET Summary Latin American countries responded appropriately to significant shocks over the past three years, including the pandemic and surging global inflation. Most countries in the region withdrew fiscal stimulus in a timely manner, reducing public debt-to-G...

2023-08-14 02:07:56 ET Summary The US Dollar Index reached its highest level since early July, which usually leads to lower commodity prices, but this time oil prices have remained high. The iShares Latin America 40 ETF has performed well, with a 6-month return of over 11%, but it...

2023-08-08 04:00:00 ET Summary Emerging markets are filled with opportunities for growth. EM equities started the second half of 2023 on a good note. All major equity benchmarks in the Latin American region also posted gains, with macroeconomic data taking centerstage in the r...

2023-08-01 10:10:07 ET Summary iShares Latin America 40 ETF has reached fresh 5-year highs on a total return basis. Ternium S.A. is the leading flat steel producer in Latin America, with the potential for improving industrial activity in the region. Ternium offers an attractiv...

2023-07-26 01:56:00 ET Summary In 2022, North America and Western Europe scored highest on the democracy index, and Middle East and Africa scored the lowest. Much of Western Europe, Australia & New Zealand and Canada/United States fall into the least corrupt category, but corr...

2023-07-22 03:35:00 ET Summary Allocation and stock selection in Brazil and Georgia lead to fund outperformance in Q2 2023. The VanEck Emerging Markets Fund slightly outperformed the MSCI EM IMI Index on the QTD basis ending June 30, 2023 (+2.24% for Fund vs +1.62% for Index). ...