Somewhat quietly, European stocks, though still lagging U.S. equivalents, are turning in some impressive showings this year. The MSCI Europe Index is higher by about 7% year to date.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the European Equity ETFs category of the market, the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity ETF (HEDJ) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 01/04/2010.
In what might feel like an eternity to some, European stocks and the related ETFs are performing admirably this year. In some cases, delivering returns that aren't far off the pace set by domestic benchmarks.