China has been the epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak, but its stock market is suffering the least on a year-to-date basis through yesterday's close (Mar. 12) for the world's major equity market regions, based on a set of exchange-traded funds.
The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) has lost 13.7% so far in 2020 through yesterday's close. That's a painful setback, but it's relatively modest compared with the rest of the field.
The global equity benchmark - Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) - is down nearly twice as much, posting a 25.4% year-to-date loss. The US