International asset class returns in that period ranged from 1.2 % to 12.8 %.
Not exact matches
In recent years they have added
international equities and small - cap stocks —
asset classes that come with higher volatility than sturdier blue chips, but also offer the promise of higher
returns.
On average, the 15 - year compound
returns were 14.8 % for
international small - cap blend stocks, versus 11.8 % for the S&P, and 13.6 % for a combination of these two
asset classes, with annual rebalancing.
As the S&P; was compounding at 28.5 % a year (1995 - 99), our firm was rebalancing the excess
returns to small cap, value, and
international asset classes.
A: If you are nervous about
international asset classes, I assume you will be interested in the fund with the least risk, and therefore lowest expected
return.
These
asset classes include government bonds, corporate bonds, real
return bonds, Canadian stocks, US stocks,
international stocks, and emerging market stocks.
These levels remain higher than each fund's since - inception realized volatility, which suggests continued attractive
return potential, most notably in
international asset classes.
If we add global diversification to our portfolio and include 20 % U.S. equity and 20 %
international equity, the four
asset class portfolio
return rises to 10.34 % per year while portfolio risk declines to 9.67 %.5
It remains to be seen whether the
return to
international is a sea change on how investors view the
asset class; we won't know until the next pullback.
Like major
asset classes,
international equity factors»
returns tend to be more correlated during recessions and bear stock markets.
And in both
asset classes, exposure to
international investments can provide a source of potential
returns during U.S. market slumps.
Instead of listing the 118 chemical elements by their atomic numbers from # 1, hydrogen to # 118, oganesson, it shows 20 calendar years» worth of investment
returns (1998 through 2017 for the recently published 2018 edition) for 10 different
asset classes, including both U.S. and
international stocks as well as domestic bonds.
One other point worth noting: GMO's 7 year
asset class return forecasts as of 10/31/11: -2.3 % for
International Bonds, -1 % for US Bonds, -.8 % for cash, -.4 % for US Small Cap, 1.8 % for US Large, 5.6 % for Emerging market equities, and 5.8 % for
International Large Caps.