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By Jeff Weniger, CFA, Head of Equity Strategy Key Takeaways South Korea's classification as an “emerging” or “developed” market affects funds' allocations, with some emerging markets funds having no exposure to the country. The “Korea Discount” refers to the low valuations placed on South Korea's stocks relative to stocks in other countries.
By Liqian Ren, Director of Modern Alpha Two common inquiries from clients regarding an emerging markets portfolio are the appropriate weight for China and the extent of currency hedging required. In our most actively managed emerging markets multifactor strategy and corresponding ETF, we address these concerns.
By Hyun Kang, Research Analyst There was a lot of optimism for emerging markets (EM) equities heading into 2023. The long-awaited reopening of the Chinese economy was expected to bolster the country's equities and the EM asset class more broadly.
In a tumultuous year for both domestic and international stocks, China has faced a number of unique challenges, both from internal COVID regulations as well as external political tensions with the U.S. that have led to underperformance for China allocations compared to broader emerging market strategies.
Emerging market exchange-traded funds that limit exposure to China may be a better bet for investors as China's stocks get battered.
China tends to dominate cap-weighted EM indexes.
SEC filings for XC aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.