VWO News and Press, Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets From 10/30/23

2023-10-30 04:28:58 ET Summary Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF tracks the FTSE Emerging Index and has a 3% yield. Almost one third of assets is invested in Chinese companies and the heaviest sector is financials. Among close competitors, SPEM and VWO show more attractive ch...

2023-10-28 07:45:00 ET Summary Global growth outlook is mediocre, with only the US and China showing exceptionalism. Global inflation is falling, with US inflation not expected to reach the Fed's target rate until 2025. Rising US real yields are attracting global capital and i...

2023-10-27 23:25:00 ET Summary After two quarters of strong equity performance, markets paused and reversed in the third quarter of the year. U.S. equities lost -3.2% and European equities lost -2.1%. Clearly, the change of tone at the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) pl...

2023-10-27 15:55:32 ET Summary WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund ETF has performed well but is currently vulnerable. The DGS ETF provides exposure to small-cap equities of dividend-paying companies in emerging markets. The fund has outperformed larger emerging...

2023-10-27 00:52:00 ET Summary The expectation that interest rates will remain at high levels for longer than anticipated is leading equity managers across the globe to favor companies with strong balance sheets. Conversely, managers are more cautious on companies reliant on loans or ...

2023-10-23 22:25:00 ET Summary American equities have enjoyed a hefty return premium for much of this year relative to the rest of the major asset classes,. US equities are still leading global markets by a wide margin, based on a set of proxy ETFs through Friday’s close (O...

2023-10-22 05:04:48 ET Summary iShares Frontier and Select EM ETF is an actively managed ETF that provides exposure to frontier and select emerging market equities. FM has a high management fee of 0.80% and is highly concentrated in terms of geographic exposure with over 30% of as...

2023-10-17 01:40:00 ET Summary Global policy meetings focused on debt affordability and climate transition in emerging markets. At last week’s International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Marrakech, we caught up with policymakers, investors, multilateral ag...

2023-10-12 20:51:23 ET Summary The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF focuses on investing in countries that protect civil liberties and economic freedoms. The fund's exclusion of China highlights its relatively unique strategy that has impressively outperformed in recent years. ...

2023-10-12 02:10:00 ET Summary Global economic growth near-stalled for a second straight month in September amid a sustained contraction of developed market activity and an easing in the rate of emerging market expansion. Slower expansions of both manufacturing and service sector ...