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U.S. Equities Lag International in 2025: 5 Top ETF Performers
International ETFs like FDT, IDV, FDTS, EFAS & FLEU soared as investors pivot from pricey and uncertain policy-driven U.S. markets to undervalued international plays.
Country ETFs Looking For Record Years
Now in the home stretch of Q3, international stocks have had a banner year in 2025. Whereas the United States' S&P 500 is currently up 12.7% year to date, the MSCI All World Ex. US ETFs have gained well over 24% in that same span. Italy (EWI) is up over 45% on a year to date basis. That puts it on pace for the ETF's largest annual gain on record (it began trading in March 1996) if it holds.
ACWX: A Cheap Tool To Increase Non-U.S. International Exposure
ACWX offers broad, diversified exposure to non-US equities, providing a valuable tool for geographic diversification without overlapping US holdings. The ETF boasts strong liquidity and reasonable expenses, outperforming many peers in cost and tradability, making it a practical choice for international allocation. Shifting macroeconomic trends, including US policy uncertainty and improving international growth, support increasing non-US equity exposure for better risk-adjusted returns.
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Overview
The company in question specializes in providing investment solutions that aim to replicate the performance of a specific financial index, which in this case, is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index. This index is unique in that it encompasses equity market performances from both developed and emerging markets around the world, explicitly excluding the United States. The strategic focus of investing at least 80% of its assets into the securities that make up the underlying index, as well as into investments closely mirroring the economic characteristics of these securities, highlights the company's commitment to this particular investment approach.
Products and Services
The company's products and services revolve around offering investment vehicles that closely track the performance of the predefined index. These are designed to make global equity markets accessible to investors, excluding investments in the U.S. market. Here is a closer look at the offerings:
- Market-Capitalization-Weighted Index Funds: These funds are based on indexes that are weighted according to the market capitalization of their components. This means that companies with larger market capitalizations have a more significant influence on the index's performance. The strategy is favored for its reflection of market dynamics and for providing a benchmark for global equity performance outside of the U.S.
- Emerging and Developed Markets Equity Funds: Specifically targeting equity markets across both developed and emerging countries (excluding the U.S.), these funds offer investors exposure to a broad range of economies. This can potentially diversify investment portfolios and provide growth opportunities from markets outside of the conventional U.S. equity space.
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