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This iShares MSCI Thailand ETF aims to replicate the financial performance of a diversified benchmark comprising Thai-listed companies.
Is THD's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
When it comes to broad international equities exposure, the sum of the parts is traditionally greater than the whole. Today, however, single-country exposure is also proving that individual parts can deliver a whole lot of performance.
Korea's country ETF booked triple-digit gains while most Asia funds left investors watching from the sidelines, and the same AI hardware boom that drove that run is quietly powering two other markets that rarely show up in the conversation.
The iShares MSCI Thailand ETF which covers 82 Thai stocks has delivered nearly 38% total returns over the past year, outperforming its other ASEAN peers in a big way. THD's heightened exposure to Delta Electronics, an AI hardware play, has worked well, but it also makes it vulnerable to some profit booking, more so due to steep valuations. Thailand's macro outlook is weakening, with GDP growth expected to dip below 2% for the first time in 3 years, while the prospects of the THB don't look great either.
The Bank of Thailand kept interest rates on hold while it reassesses the economic impact of the war in the Middle East as the U.S. and Iran work on a lasting peace deal.
Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar before first decision by a FOMC led by Chairman Kevin Warsh later.