Comments on: Investing in Emerging Markets

By: Tracking Error in Emerging Markets ETFs | Canadian Capitalist

Tracking Error in Emerging Markets ETFs | Canadian Capitalist — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:09:09 +0000

[...] a comment to an earlier post (see New iShares Emerging Market and World ETFs), Henry noted that the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) seemed to track the index better than the Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO). As you can see from [...]

By: New iShares Emerging Market and World ETFs | Canadian Capitalist

New iShares Emerging Market and World ETFs | Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:23:47 +0000

[...] simply holds the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), which in turn tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The total MER for XEM is 0.82%, which [...]

By: Changes in Emerging Markets Index | Canadian Capitalist

Changes in Emerging Markets Index | Canadian Capitalist — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:48:06 +0000

[...] and Israel from the emerging markets index will likely result in a significant turnover in the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) and Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) as these two markets make up about 16% of the funds. [...]

By: A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:07:30 +0000

[...] See Also: Investing in Emerging Markets [...]

By: A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF

A Tour of ETFs: Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 02:07:30 +0000

[...] See Also: Investing in Emerging Markets [...]

By: Improving the Sleepy Portfolio

Improving the Sleepy Portfolio — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 02:06:06 +0000

[...] already mentioned that VWO is preferable to EEM because it is much cheaper to [...]

By: Canadian Capitalist

Canadian Capitalist — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:22:00 +0000

FT: I don’t have the reference with me, but I think the global index in the MoneySense Couch Potato portfolios is represented by XIN. XIN is the currency hedged version of the MSCI EAFE index.

By: bookfinance

bookfinance — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:59:07 +0000

Great post! I must have missed this one. I have you on my blog reader to read your updates, just need to go through your archives more thoroughly. Your blog is one of my favorites!

By: Phil S

Phil S — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:56:55 +0000

Today’s pullback was worldwide. Pretty much every market index of significance around the globe dropped. For me, I’m sitting on a ton of cash and credit so I will wait and see if this is the start of the bear market that I’ve been waiting for… If so, then the trick will be trying to guess when the market hits bottom. We live in interesting times, folks!

By: Investoid » Blog Archive » China sneezes, the world catches cold?

Investoid » Blog Archive » China sneezes, the world catches cold? — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:12:47 +0000

[...] Is this a buying opportunity for Emerging Markets ETFs, or for our indices as well? While this pullback is attractive, I’d be hesitant to buy on this drop. It could be a harbinger of things to come. I suspect there will be a relatively quick rebound, but I think that it’s prudent to wait and see if any other negative news comes out before diving in. Chinese stocks have had so much of a runup that there could be significant downside. Still, it’s worth keeping an eye on these markets and look for a good buying opportunity. [...]