IEMG: A High Risk/Reward Emerging Markets ETF For American Investors

2026-01-07 02:36:39 ET

As most of you know, the U.S. dollar slumped 10% last year, while U.S. inflation averaged closer to 3% than to the Federal Reserve's 2% target. As a result, I've written a couple of articles suggesting Americans consider increasing their allocation to foreign stocks. See "Schwab's SCHE ETF: Because I Am Bullish On Emerging Markets For 2026" , for example, but also articles on the iShares MSCI Value ETF ( EFV ), a Seeking Alpha Editor's Pick, and the Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-U.S. Index ETF ( VEU ), which you can find here and here , respectively. All of these funds not only significantly outperformed the S&P 500 last year but also beat the Nasdaq-100 as represented by the ( VOO ), and ( QQQ ) ETFs, respectively (see chart below). When doing research on the SCHE article, I became familiar with the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets Equity ETF ( IEMG ) and liked its portfolio so much I bought some shares. Today, I'll explain why you too should consider adding the IEMG ETF to the "International" or "Speculative Growth" category within your well-diversified portfolio....

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