«Many investors are looking for exposure to emerging markets, but do not have the risk
appetite for emerging market equities or emerging market local - currency debt,» said Fijalkowski.
«It has been a difficult
period for Emerging Market equities over the last few years, with GDP growth in these countries slowing compared to developed markets», says David Orr, Senior Portfolio manager at Sparinvest, in an interview about the fund Sparinvest Ethical Emerging Market Value.
Today's historically attractive valuations, deeply depressed currencies, and positive momentum — both price and economic — compose a very rare hat
trick for emerging market equities, local bonds, and currencies, adding up to a region with strong potential for long - term outperformance.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM), which charges.67 % per year (or see more focused emerging markets ETFs), could be
substituted for the emerging market equity positions that the Alpha & Beta ETF will hold.
The vast majority of consultants view active management as an important or very important investment
approach for emerging market equity (94 %), non-U.S. bonds (92 %), U.S. bonds (88 %), infrastructure / MLPs (87 %), U.S. small cap equity (82 %) and non-U.S. developed market equity (82 %);
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.
We forecast a 10 - year average annual real return of 1.25 % for the U.S. equity market, 6.20 % for developed ex U.S. equities, and 8.15 %
for emerging market equities.
The forecasted real returns of these global publically traded capital markets vary, as depicted in Figure 7, from a low of 0.07 % for long U.S. Treasury bonds to a high of 8.15 %
for emerging market equities.