Emerging Market ETFs

In a big step for cannabis and hemp, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a 2018 Farm Bill that includes hemp legalization language. “It is no secret that industrial hemp boasts the most significant potential for global economic impact from the cannabis industry. Hemp is a commodity. It...

South Africa's GDP contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2018, marking the worst growth in nine years. The agriculture sector fell a massive 24.2% in the first quarter on account of poor horticulture output, followed by mining and manufacturing, both of which fell by 9.9% and 6.4%...

Earlier this month, index provider MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) began the process of moving China A-shares, the stocks trading on mainland China exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen, to the prominent MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The move is expected to affect several US-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs...

VanEck said it is lowering the expense ratios on two of its exchange traded funds that track emerging markets debt. The pair includes the VanEck Vectors J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE: EMLC), the largest ETF holding emerging markets bonds denominated in local currencies. What...

A bill to legalize recreational marijuana failed to pass in Michigan’s State Senate and House of Representatives. Consequently, the decision has passed to the hands of voters, who will decide on the issue in this November’s ballot. If passed, the ballot measure in question would allow...

DWS, a major asset manager and issuer of exchange-traded funds, said it's lowering fees on two of its China ETFs and giving one of those funds a new investment objective. The Xtrackers CSI 300 China A-Shares Hedged Equity ETF (NYSE: ASHX) is the ETF that's getting a new investment objective...

The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR) jumped 5.46 percent Tuesday on volume that was more than double the daily average. Even with that gain, the lone Turkey exchange traded fund is down more than 21 percent year-to-date. One of the primary culprits behind TUR's recent swoon is the plunging...

Index provider MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) is just a few days away from finally adding stocks traded on mainland China, also known as A-shares, to its international benchmarks, including the widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index. MSCI made the announcement last year. A-shares are poised to become...

History has a way of repeating itself in financial markets. Previous environments of rising U.S. interest rates and a stronger dollar have plagued emerging markets assets, including bonds. It's occurring again this year as exchange traded funds holding both dollar-denominated and local currency...

This was another busy week for cannabis stocks, with Canadian grower Canopy Growth listing on the NYSE, Khiron Life Sciences on the TSX Venture Exchange, investments surpassing $3 billion, and the New York Democratic Party saying it's overtly endorsing marijuana legalization. “The...

The iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF (NYSE: EWM) is experiencing an eventful May. EWM, the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund tracking Malaysian stocks, sank after a surprise election result ended the 61-year reign of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s ruling coalition. Razak was a controversial figure...

Emerging markets stocks have recently taken their lumps, but Brazilian equities have been among the worst offenders.   On Friday, the MSCI Brazil 25/50 Index was sporting a second-quarter loss of 13 percent, and that Brazilian benchmark was spotted more than 17 percent below its 52-week high,...

This was a very active week in the cannabis capital markets, with Cronos Group reporting earnings, Canopy Growth applying to trade on the NYSE, Aurora Cannabis acquiring MedReleaf in the largest cannabis deal in history and GTI announcing intentions to go public in Canada. The news drove the United...

The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NASDAQ: EMB), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking developing world debt, is down about 5.6 percent this year and it's not hard to explain why. EMB tracks the JPMorgan EMBI Global Core Index. As the fund's name implies, its...

The Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, two of the most widely followed gauges of smaller domestic companies, have raced to all-time highs this week. On Thursday, nearly 20 domestic small-cap exchange-traded funds hit record highs. Investors looking for small-cap opportunities...