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The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is stuck in a rut and has poor performance compared to US stock indices and peers in the emerging markets space. The fund has a high concentration in Chinese stocks, which is a major factor in its underperformance. Emerging markets are under pressure due to higher US yields and a stronger US dollar, making EEM a fund to avoid.
EEM has only delivered single-digit returns over the past year, underperforming global stocks, and we don't believe this trend will shift any time soon. Conditions for dollar appreciation look rather strong. EEM is not very cost-efficient relative to its peers.
Supported by the ongoing U.S.-led global economic growth, the macroeconomic outlook for emerging markets seems to be improving since late 2023. Encouraging indicators favoring the growth potential of EMs can result in investors shifting their focus away from the latter.
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On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF (XCEM) with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” The pair talked about several topics regarding the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.
Emerging markets have taken solace in the view that the U.S. hiking cycle is over, helping deliver strong returns in 2023. Slowing global inflation has been due to sharply lower core goods inflation, while service prices have remained stickier.
By Ed Agostino After the great financial crisis, China's appetite for commodities and technology fueled a global economic recovery. The rest of the world recovered and then grew, largely on the back of China's incredible transformation.
The Fed's expected normalization policy was the bullish catalyst for EEM. However, the Fed signaled a data-dependent delay in the expected cuts. Thus, EEM does not have a positive catalyst for now, which is also reflected in a strengthening USD.