VEA News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets From 07/15/23

2023-07-15 02:20:00 ET Summary We wrap up our mid-year review of recent asset price trends with a look at non-US equities. Non-US equities have certainly had periods of outperformance, including – for a very brief while – earlier this year. For most of January, i...

2023-07-11 00:45:00 ET Summary Global equity markets have had a very strong first half of the year, but it’s pretty unusual times because on the one hand, equities are contending with a pretty difficult macro backdrop. We’ve still got high inflation. We’ve got...

2023-07-10 20:22:00 ET Summary American shares eased last week, but the US stock market remains the clear leader for the major asset classes this year, based on a set of proxy ETFs through Friday’s close (July 7). Markets and the appetite for risk will be stress-tested anew...

2023-07-09 08:49:16 ET Summary The iShares MSCI World ETF provides exposure to developed markets, not the entire world, and its share price has been trending higher since October last year. The ETF's performance is largely correlated to the U.S. market due to its significant U.S. ...

2023-07-05 21:20:00 ET Summary The long-run performance for the Global Market Index (GMI) rose to a 6.3% annualized pace in June, moderately above the previous month’s estimate. The underlying components of GMI continue to post high forecasts vs. their current trailing 10-y...

2023-07-03 15:34:00 ET Summary Global markets rebounded in June after widespread losses in May, based on a set of proxy ETFs. US stocks topped the winner’s list in June. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTI) rose 6.7%, marking a fourth consecutive monthly advance. ...

2023-07-03 05:12:12 ET Summary Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF holds dividend stocks with superior free cash flow in developed markets. Energy is the heaviest sector with about 25% of asset value. The yield, valuation metrics, and dividend growth rate are very attractive. ...

2023-06-26 16:39:00 ET Summary The Global Market Index fell 1.7% last week, marking the first decline for this multi-asset-class benchmark since the final week of May. Equities in Europe and Asia are moderately lower in today’s trading following the failed coup in Russia ov...

2023-06-24 23:55:00 ET Summary We think the macro factor that still matters most, at least for now, is inflation, notwithstanding how important these other elements may turn out to be. Emerging markets have performed well year to date despite continued rate hikes from the Fed, reg...

2023-06-22 05:23:21 ET Summary The IDV ETF offers income-oriented investors exposure to developed markets, while avoiding emerging market volatility. IDV serves as a hedge against poor US economic performance, as it tends to move inversely to the US dollar index, providing a stabl...