It's hard to avoid the daily market headlines touting huge moves for AI firms, or the latest volatility from the Strait of Hormuz. However, events-based news often obfuscates the subtler stories that can really define a portfolio's performance.
Entering 2026, investors were clamoring for international equities exposure to diversify away from expensive U.S. stocks. Most investors have significant and potentially even risky amounts of exposure to just a handful of firms.
The push for international equities diversification continues amid shifting global macroeconomic conditions. These days, investors have more options when it comes to international exposure.
Investors have lots of options in the crucial international equities ETF space. How does one decide between funds?
Key Takeaways With the U.S. equity market highly concentrated and representing a smaller share of global GDP, advisors are seeking non-U.S. growth opportunities. Funds like the American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) are capturing significant assets as investors target more attractive overseas valuations.
VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the American Century Quality Diversified International ETF (QINT) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and strategy, visit the Core Strategies Content Hub.
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The year is young, but already, a clear theme is emerging: investors are looking to add international equities exposure to their portfolios.
Investors are flocking to global ex-U.S. stocks in what has been a strong year for foreign equities. Even before the Liberation Day tariff spike saw such stocks rise, many market watchers were already considering upgrading from an underweight position on international equities.
Investors have a big appetite for international equities diversification right now, and no wonder. Foreign equities have leapt forward amid U.S. turbulence Of course, the future remains uncertain, and the same international stocks that did so well in 1H may not do the same looking ahead.
Earlier this year, when domestic and macroeconomic uncertainty kicked up, many advisors chose to broaden their equity exposure into international companies. At the time, this made plenty of sense.
QINT offers diversified exposure to international equities, excluding US stocks, with strong representation from innovative and market-leading companies like Novartis, Hermes, and Sony. Top holdings are attractive for their innovation and market leadership, but rising P/E ratios driven by declining earnings raise valuation concerns. Despite QINT's diversification, many top holdings appear overvalued, making the ETF less attractive from a valuation perspective at current levels.