These ETFs can provide investors with growth and income opportunities outside of the U.S., at the cost of higher volatility and potential currency risk.

Emerging-market bonds are likely to be supported in 2026 as the securities are increasingly owned by local investors who are less exposed to currency risk and are therefore more resilient holders, fund managers say.

Alphabet topped the Magnificent Seven in 2025 with a 66% gain, but eight global country ETFs delivered even bigger gains.

If you’re hunting for yield in 2026, emerging market bonds just became more interesting. The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EMB) offers a 5.5% dividend yield as the asset class experiences a fundamental shift.

Emerging market equities bounced back in a big way in 2025, highlighting the advantages of this cheap-to-own Vanguard ETF.

Emerging markets have concluded 2025 with a significant surge, outperforming major Wall Street averages. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index, which encompasses large- and mid-cap stocks from developing nations, has seen an approximate 30% increase since the start of the year.

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund invests normally at least 80% of assets in securities of issuers in emerging markets and other investments that are tied economically to emerging markets. It invests normally in common stocks and ...

Some analysts say March was a one-off for emerging markets, which can only stand to lose more with liquidity dampened, and restrictions imposed on short-selling. But mismatches between fundamentals of developed and developing markets offer investment ...

Invesco Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (GTDDX) had a positive return for the quarter but underperformed the MSCI EM ex China Index.

And that could pose all sorts of risks to U.S. fund investors — including, at the worst, having some or all of that investment simply wiped out, either because it’s been seized by a hostile power or because they’re forced to sell under U.S. laws.