It’s been a long time coming, but there’s finally some momentum for ex-U.S. developed markets, including the United Kingdom. Many of those markets offer upside potential and attractive valuations relative to U.S. equities, indicating the FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (NYSE: QLVD) is an interesting consideration over the medium-term.
Various forces could potentially shape the global markets this year and beyond, including Technology, China, Japan, and value. In T. Rowe Price’s article, Five Forces in International Equities Investors May Be Underestimating , author Justin Thomson, CIO Equity and Head of International Equities, explains how a range of market dynamics could have a long-term effect that may surprise investors.
We’ve written extensively about our growing optimism on international equities recently, and our enthusiasm hasn’t faded. We’re encouraged by economic data that continues to rebound, while the approval, acquisition and distribution of vaccines seem to be improving at the same time.
There are nascent signs a share buyback boom is underway in the United States. Europe is also trying to join the party, and that could benefit quality-focused assets like the WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEArca: EUDG) .
U.S. stock ETFs are roaring higher, but that’s not an invitation for investors to ignore international markets. Nor are those factors cause for clients to embrace excessive risk in international markets. Advisors can help them navigate those waters with the WisdomTree Developed International Multi-Factor Model Portfolio. “This model uses factor-tilted equity ETFs designed to provide improved risk factor diversification.
An investing spike in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) is spilling over into high yield. One asset to consider is the actively managed Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBD) . “The wave of cash raised by special-purpose acquisition companies is rolling into the junk debt market, aiding distressed companies and rewarding investors who own their bonds and loans,” a Wall Street Journal article said. “SPACs, also known as blank-check companies, have issued roughly $100 billion of stock this year, a record, to buy private companies and take them public.
Fixed income specialist Tabula Investment Management has made changes to the Tabula European Performance Credit UCITS ETF (TCEP LN) , a passive fund offering European credit exposure through the corporate credit default swap (CDS) market.
WisdomTree has expanded its range of digital asset investment products in Europe with the launch of a directly backed ether ETP. Jason Guthrie, Head of Capital Markets and Digital Assets in Europe, WisdomTree. The WisdomTree Ethereum ETP has listed in euros on Deutsche Börse Xetra (WETH GY) and in euros and US dollars on SIX Swiss Exchange (ETHW SW).
Having accurate and comprehensive data is critical to tracking the evolving European ETF universe. CFRA’s ETF dataset has included reference data for all global ETFs for several years. Today, CFRA announced we were expanding our data set to include constituent holdings coverage for all Europe-based ETFs.
By Brian Manby , Senior Analyst, Research For the first time in a while, we’re growing more optimistic on the European economy. My colleague Aneeka Gupta from WisdomTree Europe recently provided some commentary on European macroeconomics that outlined a few valuable insights.
The following concepts are working this year: dividends, cyclical/value stocks, and international equities. That trifecta is efficacious for the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF ( IDOG B+ ). ALPS identifies the five highest-yielding securities in the 10 GICS sectors on the last trading day of November.
For the first time in a while, we’re growing more optimistic on the European economy. My colleague Aneeka Gupta from WisdomTree Europe recently provided some commentary on European macroeconomics that outlined a few valuable insights.
Investors usually love domestic small caps. They can wade into their international equivalents with the ERShares NextGen Entrepreneurs ETF (ERSX) . ERSX selects the most entrepreneurial, primarily non-U.S. small cap companies that meet the thresholds embedded in its proprietary Entrepreneur Factor (EF).