Sentences with phrase «why currency hedged»

If stock prices and currencies move randomly with respect to each other, you would expect currency - hedged funds to underperform at certain time periods and outperform in other time periods (reader Avon Barksdale made this point in Why Currency Hedging is Necessary).

In a detailed post last week (see post Why Currency Hedging is Necessary), reader Avon explained how foreign stocks are much riskier when one considers the effect of exchange rate fluctuations.

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2003 - 2005: Why would I ever hedge the foreign currency impact on my international stocks?

We discuss why, where and how to hedge currency risk — and outline our approach in taking active foreign exchange (FX) risk.

Why does currency hedging underperform so much?

For then the world might understand why even at its recent price above $ 1,300 per ounce gold has not come close to keeping up with the inflation, the currency debasement, of the last few decades, why gold has not fulfilled its function of hedging against inflation.

This is why I don't recommend currency hedging.

@CC: Why does investing in investment - grade foreign bonds (with currency hedging) raise the risk of a portfolio?

Not long ago, index investors were asking why it was so hard to find an international equity ETF without currency hedging, but iShares changed that in April with launch of the iShares MSCI EAFE IMI (XEF).

In this final post in the series on why international index funds performed so poorly in 2009, it's time to look at currency hedging.

I'm not sure why, but US - listed ETFs tend not to use currency hedging for international equities.

The reason why many financial institutions don't hedge currency risk is that they don't hedge currency risk.

This is why paying for currency hedging in international funds is a dubious strategy: to some extent the currencies hedge themselves and actually provide some diversification benefit.

That's why I think Canadian listed foreign ETFs without currency hedging would be really welcome.

It is often asked why currency - hedged funds have exhibited such horrendous tracking errors.

* Why * did the currency - hedged portfolio underperform if the Canadian dollar appreciated 19 %?

I've learned a bunch about currency - hedging (and why I won't change my ways, to move to any currency - hedging) in large part because of your posts.

It turns out that the bulk of the blame can be attributed to the tendency of stocks and currencies to move in opposite directions (See post Why Currency - Hedged Funds have Large Tracking Errors).

Why would one wants to hedge a currency with a positive real interest rate against one with a negative real interest rate?