SPDW News and Press, SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US From 12/13/21

We see 2022 heralding a new market regime by delivering global stock gains and bond losses for a second year in a row - a first in about half a century. Stocks rallied back to near record levels and yields rose last week as worries of Omicron dissipated. China’s central bank lo...

We may not know what the newest COVID variant holds, but it may not actually matter. The economy is already questionable and has been more and more for quite some time already. In other words, the issue at hand isn’t necessarily omicron nor really a “growth scare”...

The S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which, in normal times, would be barely worth a mention. But in today’s speculative market, that qualifies as a correction. The first two quarters of this year were a big rebound, but last quarter was a bummer with the emergence of the D...

We move to a cautious outlook on global equities. During September, we are continuing to see risk factors build while equity valuations remain at extraordinarily high levels. While global earnings estimates for 2021 have provided a strong tailwind for markets in 2021, this impetus is ...

This is an update to my last portfolio review, which was published in September 2018. My portfolio is largely for capital accumulation, with more risk in my taxable accounts than in my tax-sheltered accounts. An overview of my holdings, my allocations, and the equities I hold and ...

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) - $0.5100.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.02% as of June 17.Payable Jun 24; for shareholders of record Jun 22; ex-div Jun 21. For further details see: SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.5100

iShares MSCI EAFE, BlackRock’s Europe, Australia & Far-East equity ETF, has proven a benchmark for public equity markets ex-US/Canada. Investing in a blend of equity styles globally, the fund tracks the performance of the MSCI EAFE Index. The 20-year-old fund has provid...

With the Nasdaq index more oversold than the S&P 500, I suspect we will see a rally shortly in these stocks, which we will use as a "selling" opportunity to reduce exposure. Both international and emerging markets are well ahead of any expected growth in the U.S. economy, so the r...

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) - $0.3247.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.01% as of Dec. 18.Payable Dec 29; for shareholders of record Dec 22; ex-div Dec 21. For further details see: SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.3247

Global business cycles are closely interconnected. Global business cycles are closely synchronized. Global equity markets respond accordingly. For further details see: Investing In Foreign Markets Sounds Exciting - But Isn't Always