Yet despite
emerging market stocks representing about one - eighth of global equity market capitalization, the vast majority of investors has much smaller allocations to them, dramatically underweighting the asset class.
U.S. stocks represented by the S&P 500 TR; Int» l Developed stocks represented by MSCI EAFE + Canada Index (gross);
Emerging Market stocks represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index (gross).
Not exact matches
MSCI plans to add 222 China A Large Cap
stocks,
representing on a pro forma basis approximately 0.73 % of the weight of the MSCI
Emerging Markets Index at a 5 % partial Inclusion Factor.
The final step, resulting in Portfolio 7, is to add 10 % in
emerging markets stocks,
representing some countries with expanding economies and prospects for rapid growth.
There are well over a thousand mutual funds to choose from and they
represent a full range of industries and companies, from value or growth
stocks, small cap or large cap companies, to domestic or
emerging markets, to bonds and various cash equivalents.
MSCI ACWI Index is designed to
represent performance of the full opportunity set of large - and mid-cap
stocks across developed and
emerging markets.
Many investors regard
emerging markets stocks as risky, mysterious oddballs that
represent a small, quirky investing niche.
«EAFE» in this graph
represents stocks from foreign developed
markets, and «EM»
represents stocks from
emerging markets.
In 1993
emerging markets represented only 0.6 % of the weight of the S&P Global Broad
Market Index (BMI), a rules - based, float - adjusted measure of world stock market perfor
Market Index (BMI), a rules - based, float - adjusted measure of world
stock market perfor
market performance.
Since Chinese
stocks represent more than 20 % of some
emerging -
markets ETFs, the pain will likely continue well into this decade.
4 MSCI ACWI Index is designed to
represent performance of the full opportunity set of large - and mid-cap
stocks across developed and
emerging markets, consisting of developed and
emerging market country indices.
Notes: U.S.
stocks represented by Dow Jones U.S. Total
Stock Market Index through April 2005, MSCI US Broad
Market Index through June 2013 and CRSP US Total
Market Index thereafter;
emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bon
emerging markets stocks are represented by MSCI Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond
markets stocks are
represented by MSCI
Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bon
Emerging Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index; emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond
Markets Index; REITs by FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index; dividend
stocks by Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index; commodities by S&P GSCI Commodity Index; high yield bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Bond Index;
emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bon
emerging markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond
markets bonds by Bloomberg Barclays EM USD Aggregate Index; investment - grade corporate bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate Index; U.S. Treasury bonds by Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury Bond Index; Hedge fund index by HFRI fund - weighted total return Index and international bonds by Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate ex-USD Bond Index.