Double-Digit Returns, Single-Minded Focus: Revisiting Your Emerging Markets ETF

It's been a great time to be an emerging markets equity ETF investor, but it may also be a great time to revisit your EM ETF.

ETF Trends • Sep 9, 2026

International Investing: International Outperformance Vs. S&P 500 Is Healthy, And It's Still Early

International or non-US investing has been quietly putting up robust numbers for shareholders. Today, we are seeing international, gold and even grains of late start to rally, without much give-back in the S&P 500 or Nasdaq.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 4, 2026

Total Return Forecasts: Major Asset Classes - September 2, 2026

The total return forecast for the Global Market Index continued to tick higher in August for the long-run outlook. The latest GMI return forecast (an annualized 8.1% performance) is modestly above last month's estimate but still far short of the benchmark's trailing return for the past ten years, although the gap has been narrowing lately.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 2, 2026

Vanguard vs. Schwab: These International ETFs Are AI Bets in Disguise

Schwab International Equity ETF has a 0.03% expense ratio, which is half of the 0.06% charged by Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF. Schwab International Equity ETF focuses on developed economies like Japan and Korea, whereas Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF invests in developing nations like China and Taiwan.

The Motley Fool • Aug 29, 2026

This $105 Billion Vanguard Fund Warns It Could Become a Bet on a Single Stock

The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) has quietly become one of the more interesting concentration stories in

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 25, 2026

Dollar at 3-Month Lows on Treasury Buyback Plans: ETF Strategies to Play

A weaker dollar and rising Treasury yields could create opportunities across inverse-dollar, gold, commodity, emerging-market and large-cap ETFs.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 24, 2026

U.S. Dollar to Slip Ahead? ETFs in Focus

The U.S. dollar could face downside risks as cooling inflation and softer jobs data reduce Fed rate-hike bets. Here are ETF strategies to follow.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 14, 2026

Foreign Stocks Lose Their Edge As U.S. Momentum Roars Back

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund is up 15.7% year to date, maintaining a moderate premium over the U.S. stock market's 14.0% gain via the SPDR S&P 500 ETF. But the return spread is narrowing, and the recent surge in U.S. stocks could be an early sign that international equities will soon fall behind in relative terms.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 11, 2026

How Bi-Modality Is Percolating Up Into Macro Markets

Last month in this forum I alluded to “canaries” in the coalmine (see here) , referring to the high implied volatility on options of stocks like Micron (MU) and SpaceX (SPCX). One working hypothesis was that assisted by leverage (both direct and via ETFs that provide this leverage) the market is currently amplifying “bi-modality”, which basically means a schizophrenic pricing of return outcomes that differ significantly from each other- akin to the outcomes of a coin flip.

Forbes • Aug 5, 2026

VWO vs SPGM: What Are the Key Differences Between These Two Popular ETFs?

State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF provides broad exposure to both developed and emerging markets while Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF focuses only on developing economies Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF maintains a slightly lower expense ratio of 0.06% compared to the 0.09% fee for the State Street fund State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF has delivered higher 1-year total returns and experienced a smaller maximum drawdown over the last five years

The Motley Fool • Jul 26, 2026