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I upgrade IEMG from hold to buy due to low valuations, potential dollar weakness, and strong technical indicators. Despite a 19% return, IEMG lags the S&P 500 but may benefit from China's stimulus and India's growth. IEMG offers a low expense ratio, solid dividend yield, and potential foreign tax credit, making it ideal for long-term investors.

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF tracks small, mid, and large-cap emerging market stocks, primarily in China, India, and Taiwan. The ETF has underperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in 2024 and over 3, 5, and 10-year timeframes. This underperformance has resulted in IEMG, offering significantly higher earnings and dividend yields relative to the SPY.

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF warrants a sell rating due to multiple risk factors for the fund outweighing its positive factors. Positive factors for IEMG are a low expense ratio, a high quantity of holdings, and a noteworthy dividend yield. The fund has a high concentration of holdings in China and Taiwan, increasing correlation with domestic and international indexes and adding geopolitical risk.

#Morningstar #iSharesInvestments #vanguardinvestments Here's some good options in an otherwise tough category 00:00 Introduction 00:58 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF EEMV 01:50 Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF VWO 02:32 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF IEMG ETFs in the diversified emerging markets category don't earn the same high marks as their counterparts in the US large blend or foreign large blend categories. Emerging markets ETFs tracking broad market indexes earn Average process pillar ratings, while the process ratings for their US and developed market counterparts often land at Above Average or High.

Emerging markets are off to a sluggish start to 2024. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) was up 1.9% year-to-date through March 20, lagging the S&P 500 Index's nearly 10% gain.

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ticks all the boxes if you want exposure to emerging markets. There are some potential positive catalysts on the horizon in 2024. Risks remain, but are reducing.

The meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping contributes to easing some investor fears, which in turn benefits emerging markets. A weak dollar could sustain an upside for iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. However, geopolitical tensions and economic challenges pose risks to IEMG's holdings and sustainability of upside.

Emerging Market currencies have rebounded, boosting the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. IEMG is a large ETF with an attractive valuation and low cost, making it a good choice for long-term investors. The technical setup for IEMG remains lackluster, and improvement in the chart and price trend is needed for an upgrade.

While developed U.S. and non-U.S. markets indexes were up year to date through October 20, emerging markets benchmarks were treading water. The two largest emerging markets ETFs are the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) and the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (IEMG).

Hartford Funds launched its Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (ROAM) back in 2015. The multifactor fund tracks an index that targets emerging market stocks based on certain factor exposures while also seeking to reduce volatility by 15%.