Emerging Market ETFs

One of the smallest countries on Earth has become the nerve center of the artificial intelligence boom. South Korea – a nation nearly 1% the size of the U.S. and roughly as big as the state of Indiana – has been the uncontested top gainer of 2026. The iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (NYSE:EWY) has...

South Korean defense stocks rallied on Tuesday on hopes of potential easing of tensions between Iran and the U.S., boosting sentiment toward a country that relies heavily on Middle Eastern energy imports. The rally extended a surge that has seen South Korea-focused ETFs Shares MSCI South Korea ETF...

The most important chart on Wall Street right now isn’t Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) or Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU). It’s the yield on the two-year Treasury note. According to John Roque, technical analyst at 22V Research, the front end of the Treasury curve has become “...

If you thought the AI trade was a U.S.-only story, the numbers say think again. South Korean equities are outpacing U.S. tech by the widest margin in 25 years. The iShares South Korea ETF (NYSE:EWY) has outperformed the Nasdaq 100 by 85 percentage points thus far this year, a divergence not...

International ETFs are staging a comeback this year after years of U.S. market dominance fueled by Big Tech and the Magnificent Seven. Global ETF assets under management touched a record $21.91 trillion at the end of April, data from ETFGI shows. That exceeds the previous high of $21.24 trillion...

Futures market trader Peter L. Brandt commended technical analyst Aksel Kibar on Sunday, praising his bullish call on the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE:EEM), which has clearly outperformed the broad U.S. market Index.   In a post on X, Brandt said, "Nice call Aksel. Headed much...

South Korean industrial and technology themes are making a fresh push into U.S.-listed ETFs as Exchange Traded Concepts, in partnership with Korean firm Hanwha Asset Management, launched the PLUS Korea Manufacturing Core Alliance Index ETF (NYSE:KMCA), a fund targeting companies tied to Korea's...

Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) reached $1 trillion in its market capitalization on Wednesday, joining Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd and others in the elite club. The shares of the memory maker jumped more than 10% on the day as investors continued to rotate into artificial...

South Korea's stock market is on a historic run, but ETF investors piling into the rally may be making a far narrower bet than they realize. MarketWatch, citing FactSet data, reported that the KOSPI (Korea Composite Stock Price Index) surged 31% in April, marking its second-best monthly gain on...

Institutional investors are dialing back bullish bets on the greenback, and that shift is poised to reflect in ETF positioning. According to Business Times, State Street found that investors have raised dollar hedge ratios to their highest level in two years, while options markets show the least...