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How to get back into emerging markets using ETFs

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There is nothing like recency bias to get investors rethinking their portfolios. For Canadian investors, that historically meant an overweight to U.S. equities, usually at the expense of international exposure, whether developed or emerging markets.

Part of this comes down to experience. Many younger investors did not invest through the so-called “lost decade,” from the early 2000s through the tail end of the global financial crisis. According to Dimensional Fund Advisors, the S&P 500 delivered negative annual returns over that stretch. In contrast, areas like U.S. small caps, value stocks, international equities, and emerging markets significantly outperformed.

From the turn of the decade through the post-COVID stimulus era, the opposite played out. U.S. equities, driven by mega-cap technology and growth companies, dominated global markets. That has shaped how many investors think about diversification today.

Now, after underperforming for more than a decade, emerging markets appear to be gaining some momentum again…

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