Emerging Market ETFs: Human Focus Outperforms

Emerging market ETFs are back in focus. Two of the ten largest U.S.-listed ETF inflow winners year-to-date are broad EM funds.

ETF Trends • Feb 19, 2026

BlackRock & State Street Rejected Her ETF. It Just Returned 5X Its Category Average.

The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF's return of 99% over the past five years is 5 times that of the iShares Emerging Markets ETF. Its strategy of excluding countries and companies with high exposure to personal, political, and economic risks gives it a high-quality tilt.

The Motley Fool • Feb 15, 2026

Emerging Markets: The Next Phase In Market-Broadening

At the same time developed markets have been generating policy and macro noise, emerging markets have been quietly outperforming. The inextricable relationship between the direction of U.S. monetary policy and emerging market risk assets remains powerful, but this time the rally is not just about the Fed.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 19, 2026

How emerging-markets stocks can keep trouncing the S&P 500

Emerging-market stocks have broadly crushed the U.S. equities market this year, in one of the biggest market surprises of 2025.

Market Watch • Dec 17, 2025

The Big Squeeze: EM Mega Caps Up, Breadth Down

Emerging markets equity returns have been driven by extreme mega-cap concentration, with index breadth collapsing to historic lows and masking weakness across much of the opportunity set. This concentration has distorted relative results for active managers, particularly those constrained by diversification rules or broad benchmarks, as small-cap underperformance and index construction limit flexibility.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 17, 2025

Let Freedom Ring: The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF

The Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF offers exposure to democratic, capitalist emerging markets, avoiding autocratic regimes. FRDM's portfolio features world-class companies, like Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and Taiwan Semiconductor.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 14, 2025

FRDM: Capturing New Trends In Emerging Markets

Freedom ETFs' FRDM ETF targets emerging markets with high economic freedom, offering a differentiated approach to EM investing. FRDM invests in countries with compelling valuations and strong growth prospects, often outpacing the broader MSCI Emerging Markets index. The ETF avoids state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and focuses on governance, liquidity, and country-specific risks to enhance long-term returns.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 28, 2025

How To Erase China From Your Portfolio As U.S. Relations Sour

The on-again-off-again trade war between the U.S. and China is enough to keep investors guessing. Some investors are avoiding China stocks.

Investors Business Daily • Oct 16, 2025

FRDM: Emerging Market Alpha, Thanks To Some Country Wagers

FRDM ETF has outperformed major emerging market benchmarks due to strategic overweights in Poland, Chile, Korea, and tech, while avoiding China and India. The fund's low valuation (12.4x earnings, PEG 1.3x) and strong technicals support its recent alpha, but liquidity is a concern with a wide bid/ask spread. Despite stellar momentum and a bullish long-term trend, bearish RSI divergence and seasonal weakness suggest caution in the near term.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 9, 2025

Disruptive Theme of the Week: Emerging Markets Fintech

Financial technology (fintech), broadly speaking, allows the remote delivery of financial services to businesses and individuals through computers or mobile devices. Fintech encompasses everything from smartphone apps to complex blockchain-enabled networks that facilitate financial transactions.

ETF Trends • Jul 15, 2025