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International stocks are performing admirably this year. As of July 22, the MSCI ACWI ex-US Investable Market Index, which combines developed and emerging market equities, is higher by 11.51%.
In broad terms, European equities have been decent though not spectacular performers this year. While some of the largest ETFs in the category have posted year-to-date upside, they continue to trail the upside of competing S&P 500 funds.
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With international equities, including developed markets, extending the momentum accrued in 2026, some investors are ready to dip their toes into ex-U.S. waters. Some wonder how equity income fits into the equation.
Soaring oil prices and the military conflict in Iran are among the primary reasons the MSCI EAFE Index is off nearly 6% over the past month. That decline isn't surprising; many of the marquee developed markets comprising that index are energy importers.
Confirming the resurgence of international stocks, the widely followed MSCI EAFE Index trounced the S&P 500 last year, depressing the dividend yield on the foreign equity benchmark in the process. Rest assured equity income investors.
Coming off a year in which the international equity proposition was refreshed as the MSCI EAFE Index handily outperformed the S&P 500, advisors and investors are increasingly inclined to allocate to ex-US markets. That's a sensible approach, as a small number of stocks command massive percentages of widely followed domestic equity gauges.
Investors can be forgiven if they were underallocated to Europe equities entering 2025. After all, stocks across the pond had spent considerable time lagging domestic counterparts.