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Looking Down Under For ETF Ideas
Monday, May 22, 2017 - 8:11am | 471Investors are embracing ex-U.S. developed market equities and the corresponding exchange-traded funds this year. While much of that affinity is directed at Europe ETFs and funds tracking broader developed market indexes, investors might do well to remember Australia. The iShares MSCI Australia...
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A Challenge For Australia ETFs
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 12:28pm | 491The iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE: EWA), the largest U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Australian equities, gained 11.1 percent last year. That was good for one of the better performances among ex-U.S. developed market single-country ETFs, but some challenges linger for EWA...
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Some Good News For Australia ETFs
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 2:14pm | 592Thanks in part to rebounding commodities prices and the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) efforts to weaken the Australian dollar, exchange-traded funds tracking equities down under are among this year's best developed markets performers. The Land Down Under While the MSCI EAFE Index, of...