Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) has surged over 30% YTD, long term outperforming peers like EEM with superior total returns and narrower drawdowns. AVEM actively overweights technology and Asian equities, particularly China, Taiwan, and India, comprising 77% of holdings. The ETF is unhedged, offering currency upside from dollar weakness, and holds both ADRs and local shares for diversified exposure.
Foreign equities investing has been one of the defining stories of the year. Even before 2025 got started, many investors were considering moving from underweight to neutral, at least, in ex-U.S. equities.
The ETF landscape continues to grow and evolve. Active ETF launches in particular are a key driver once again this year.
Many investors have moved to add significant foreign equities exposure this year, rewarding them with strong performances and returns. Of course, not every segment of international equities is the same.
The United States is not the only market advisors should be keeping a close eye on right now. China is home to the second largest economy in the world.
On this week's episode of ETF Prime, Kirsten Chang, senior industry analyst at VettaFi, joins host Nate Geraci to highlight key takeaways from VettaFi's Midyear Market Outlook Symposium. Later, Lance Humphrey from Victory Capital discusses the VictoryShares ETF lineup and offers insights into the current market environment.
Recently, the Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (AVEM) reached the critical milestone of having $10 billion in assets under management. As of publication, AVEM is currently the single largest actively managed ETF by a significant margin.
Emerging markets are drawing billions in fresh inflows as U.S. debt fears, tariffs and inflation shake investor confidence.
It doesn't seem like tariff tensions between the U.S. and China will ease any time soon. Less than a month ago, the U.S. and China reached a tariff truce in Geneva, easing the trade aggression between the two countries for a time.
It's been a great year for international equity ETF investors. Will it persist after Nvidia Q1 results?
Investors are pouring billions into two international ETFs, VXUS and AVEM. Have a quick insight into the reasons.
Where will tariffs go next? It's hard to say, given how much back and forth there has been.