The opening up of international funds through ETFs and other investing tools has allowed for investors to build portfolios entirely out of funds from countries they may have never physically been to. This shift from domestic investing has been supplemented with ETFs specifically designed for excluding the U.S. from their holdings to create an international fund and an interesting play for investors [for ETF industry news, sign up for the free ETFdb Newsletter]. These broad-based global ETFs are a great hold for investors looking to hedge their domestic portfolio and provide a convenient way to get exposure to both developed and emerging markets. However, many of these funds do not cast as wide a net as they claim and may even hold half of their funds in the U.S. While the U.S. market is one of the most stable and highly invested in the world, too much attention to it could dilute the returns [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Free ETF Trading: Comparing All The Options How Diversified Is Your Global Ex-U.S. ETF? State Street Adds Global ETF, Mega Cap Emerging Markets ETF iShares Launches Minimum Volatility ETFs Five More iShares ETFs Now Available Commission Free
The opening up of international funds through ETFs and other investing tools has allowed for investors to build portfolios entirely out of funds from countries they may have never physically been to. This shift from domestic investing has been supplemented with ETFs specifically designed for excluding the U.S. from their holdings to create an international fund and an interesting play for investors [for ETF industry news, sign up for the free ETFdb Newsletter]. These broad-based global ETFs are a great hold for investors looking to hedge their domestic portfolio and provide a convenient way to get exposure to both developed and emerging markets. However, many of these funds do not cast as wide a net as they claim and may even hold half of their funds in the U.S. While the U.S. market is one of the most stable and highly invested in the world, too much attention to it could dilute the returns [...]
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