HAWX Vs. CWI: Top-Rated Foreign Large Blend Hedging ETF Is Buy-Rated

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF receives a Buy rating for USD-based investors seeking international equity exposure with currency risk mitigation. Hedging international equities with HAWX has historically delivered superior long-term results and lower standard deviation compared to unhedged alternatives like SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF. HAWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex USA 100% Hedged to USD Index, offering broad developed and emerging market exposure while neutralizing currency fluctuations.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 9, 2025

Key ETF Asset Class Performance

The market ended the month of July on a down note, but the S&P 500 still ended the month with a gain of 2.3%. While domestic equities posted small gains in July, there was quite a bit of disparity among international markets.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 2, 2025

Why Global ETFs Could Surge Amid U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

As tariff tensions ease and investor sentiment improves, global ETFs like ACWI are poised for a rally.

Zacks Investment Research • Jul 24, 2025

Country ETFs Since 'Liberation Day'

Since President Trump's second term began with the Inauguration on January 20th, the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is down 16.5% compared to a 6.2% drop for the all world ex US ETF (CWI). It's early, but the rest of the world is solidly beating US markets so far under Trump 2.0. The average country ETF is down exactly 10% in the two and a half trading days since Trump's "Liberation Day," and the only two down less than 5% are India (INDA) and Turkey (TUR).

Seeking Alpha • Apr 8, 2025

Highest And Lowest Country ETF Dividend Yields

US equities have outperformed the rest of the world for a long time now. While the US is up 58% on a total return basis during the current bull market, the rest of the world is up 13.5 percentage points less at +44.5%. Looking at the international dividend ETF over a longer time frame, over the last five years, it's up 20.6% in price and more than double that on a total return basis.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 14, 2024

Europe Treasure

Europe Treasure

Seeking Alpha • Apr 17, 2023

The 7 Best SPDR ETFs to Buy and Hold

State Street's job as an investment manager is to get you from point A to point B with as little pain as possible, and hopefully, plenty of assets in your retirement portfolio. And to its credit, many of its best SPDR ETFs do exactly that.

Kiplinger • Mar 2, 2022