The majority of the major asset classes continued rising for the trading week through Aug. 21, based on a set of exchange traded funds. Leading the rally: real estate stocks outside the United States.
Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate (VNQI) extended its rally to a fourth straight week, rising 1.1% for the five trading days through Friday's close. The ETF has been gradually recovering from the March crash, although the fund remains well below its pre-coronavirus high.
US equities posted the second-best performance last week. Vanguard Total US Stock Market (VTI) increased 0.7%, the fourth