Reviewing the global equity market as a single portfolio reveals a sleepy affair for year-to-date results through yesterday's close (Aug. 10). But slicing and dicing shares into the major equity regions reveals a more dramatic story, including a strong lead for China's stock market, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) is ahead by 12.6% year to date. That's well above of the second-best regional performer - US stocks. MCHI's leading return is even further ahead of global shares overall, which are only fractionally higher so far in 2020.