Compelling international portfolios for the long run.
The First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF applies value investing principles, focusing on developed markets with a disciplined, fundamentally driven approach. FEOE outperformed its MSCI EAFE benchmark by nearly 9% over 12 months and ranked in the top quartile among 680 foreign large-cap blend peers. The fund's short history, active management, and looming fee waiver expiration (current expense 0.50%, true fee 0.79%) temper enthusiasm despite strong risk-adjusted returns.
Risk assets in general capped off a strong year with a solid fourth quarter. In contrast with recent trends, non-US equity markets led the way in 2025. Equity market valuation multiples are rich, high yield spreads are tight and implied volatility is low. Spending on data centers and other AI infrastructure by hyperscalers is forecast to continue, but its current rate of growth is unsustainable absent some other sources of financing.