

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.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF (ACWX) offers diversified exposure to large- and mid-cap equities outside the US, with $12.51B in assets and a 0.32% expense ratio. ACWX is currently undervalued, with a forward P/E of 13.4x, a dividend yield of 2.38%, and modeled IRR potential between 10% and 16%. The fund's sector and geographic allocations are balanced, with notable exposures to Financials, Technology, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, and the UK.

Wall Street's rally has raised valuation concerns. These five dividend ETFs under $50 offer affordable income and diversified equity exposure.

Bradley Foster and Sargent Inc. CT raised its stake in shares of iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ: ACWX) by 159.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,909 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional

Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ: ACWX) by 207.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 58,132 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 39,227 shares during the

Investors have poured money into exchange-traded funds at a rapid pace in the first half of 2026, demonstrating an unrelenting appetite for stocks associated with the AI theme.

SUMMARY The Fed is on hold as inflation concerns continue. The US Trend remains positive and has regained short-term momentum.

For investors building their first international allocation, the choice often narrows to two funds that look like twins on the surface: iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ: ACWX) and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU). Both promise the entire investable world minus the United States. Yet they ride on different index families, classify... VEU Quietly Outperformed ACWX in Every Time Period and Nobody Noticed