MSCI

reddaktd

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF is one way to hold Hyundai and Kia. Its only about 4-5% of the holdings, but its something.

Aware-Lantern141

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) could be a decent start; ngl, China's regulatory risk is a bit too high for my comfort.

IWantoBeliev

MSCI World

00dles-0f-n00dles

From AI **VXUS** and **IDVO** differ significantly in performance, risk, and strategy.  * **Recent Performance**: In the year-to-date period (as of May 2024), **IDVO** outperformed **VXUS**, with a **3.60% return** compared to VXUS's **2.53%**.  Over longer periods, IDVO has shown strong returns, with a 10-year total return of **8.73%** versus VXUS's **6.11%**, according to one comparison tool.  * **Risk and Volatility**: **IDVO** is more volatile, with a rolling one-month volatility of **3.81%**, compared to VXUS’s **2.70%**.  IDVO’s maximum drawdown since inception was **-15.46%**, significantly less severe than VXUS’s **-35.97%**, suggesting IDVO may be less risky during downturns despite higher volatility.  * **Dividends**: **IDVO** offers a much higher dividend yield (**5.24%** trailing twelve months) than VXUS (**3.10%**), making it more attractive for income-focused investors.  * **Strategy and Structure**: **IDVO** is an actively managed ETF by Amplify, focusing on enhanced dividend income and momentum-driven stock selection.  It holds only **60 stocks**, with a concentrated focus on developed markets and financials. In contrast, **VXUS** is a passively managed fund tracking the MSCI All Country World ex USA Investable Market Index, holding over **8,000 stocks** across developed and emerging markets, offering broader diversification.  * **Costs**: **VXUS** has a significantly lower expense ratio (**0.07%**) compared to IDVO (**0.65%**), which can erode returns over time, especially in long-term investing.  * **Correlation**: The two ETFs are highly correlated (**0.89**), meaning they often move in tandem, reducing diversification benefits if held together.  In summary, **IDVO has outperformed VXUS in recent years and offers higher dividends**, but at the cost of higher fees, lower diversification, and greater volatility.  **VXUS provides broader market exposure at a lower cost**, making it a more traditional, low-cost international equity choice.

IronyElSupremo

VXUS is big, and iShares offers their IXUS with less small cap. Also VEU is similar to VSUX and IXUS but with even less small cap (nothing against small cap, but for strict mkt share portfolios, it really does not really affect anything). There’s other choices like iShares ACWX that covers non U.S. large to mid cap but the fees are a bit higher. Another idea is dividing non-US into “developed” and “emerging” like iShares IDIV and IEMG respectively, or Vanguard’s VEA and VWO. Should keep with a MSCI or FTSE index. Mine are 4:1 SGDW at 0.03 er with SCHE at 0.05 er (SPDR and Schwab), .. though I do this to just get cheap non-US large-to-mid caps (no geopolitics, though I like having Korea as a smaller % of DW, FTSE’s developed category, instead of MSCI’s emerging mkt category). Why? I’d rather have expenses working on tracking large to mid cap instead of small caps which won’t really move the needle, but I digress.

DifferentDependent62

MSCI EUROPE financial sector

finance-mcp-001

Japan Nikkei has been on a tear. India is a good bet. If you just want general developed world maybe something like MSCI World Index, but that will include some US. Plenty of emerging markets funds to choose from. I feel like Brazil will outperform over the next few years.

yeswecamp1

But it's not free, it costs someone else money to maintain. Start paying for it, invest the lottery money in a MSCI world etf, and dont touch it.

BlLB0

You surely have an equivalent to an all-world index ETF, either the FTSE or MSCI index.

callyfit

MSCI world is down less than a % over the last week lol. It’s crazy to me the panic

blorg

> just because they have sucked for most of the last 50 years This isn't remotely true though, it's only true of the most recent US bull run, since 2008. Starting with the inception of MSCI indexes in 1970, US stocks only overtook international/ex-US developed/Europe in the early 2010s, there was over 40 years of international outperformance before that. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F5616lmsdc9dc1.png https://www.longtermtrends.com/msci-usa-vs-the-world/ As another poster said, dividends are much higher outside the US. You need to compare total return with dividends reinvested. Maybe you are looking at just the price index, or maybe you have just never really looked into it and are only thinking in terms of the post-2008 US bull run which is unprecedented. >US outperformance has not been the historical norm, however. In fact, up until 2015, European stocks generally led the way. Although their outperformance may not have been dramatic on a year-by-year basis, the cumulative effect over time is significant. For instance, **by late 2014, a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 85 in Europe, compared to “only” USD 78 in the US.** >This trend is even more striking for the period up to 2007. By that year, **a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 84 in Europe, compared to just USD 48 in the US—only half the return of European stocks.** https://hedgenordic.com/2025/01/european-vs-us-stocks-which-market-comes-out-on-top/ >Since the inception of several international indexes in **1970 through 2007**, the S&P 500 returned 11% annually compared to **12% for the MSCI Europe and EAFE Indexes**. Returns began favoring the U.S. following the 2008 global financial crisis. It is normal for returns to diverge and helpful for diversification purposes. In fact, the U.S. and international markets have taken turns as the outperforming market multiple times over the last 55 years. But the magnitude of the divergence since 2008 is unprecedented. https://exencialwealth.com/resources/the-divergent-paths-of-u.s.-and-european-returns You are correct that they are still equities and have the risks of equities. But people seem convinced that because international has done badly the last 10-15 years, this is forever the case. If the US continues its outperformance, it will be 99%+ of global equity market cap by the 2050s, with 3-4% of the population and 18-20% of global GDP (nominal, 11-12% in PPP terms). Do you think that's going to happen?

blorg

> just because they have sucked for most of the last 50 years Eh? https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F5616lmsdc9dc1.png >US outperformance has not been the historical norm, however. In fact, up until 2015, European stocks generally led the way. Although their outperformance may not have been dramatic on a year-by-year basis, the cumulative effect over time is significant. For instance, **by late 2014, a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 85 in Europe, compared to “only” USD 78 in the US.** >This trend is even more striking for the period up to 2007. By that year, a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 84 in Europe, compared to just USD 48 in the US—only half the return of European stocks. https://hedgenordic.com/2025/01/european-vs-us-stocks-which-market-comes-out-on-top/ >Since the inception of several international indexes in **1970 through 2007**, the S&P 500 returned 11% annually compared to **12% for the MSCI Europe and EAFE Indexes**. Returns began favoring the U.S. following the 2008 global financial crisis. It is normal for returns to diverge and helpful for diversification purposes. In fact, the U.S. and international markets have taken turns as the outperforming market multiple times over the last 55 years. But the magnitude of the divergence since 2008 is unprecedented. https://exencialwealth.com/resources/the-divergent-paths-of-u.s.-and-european-returns

EmpathyFabrication

Well I listened to a lot of the MSTR conference call. MSTR to remain on MSCI. Claims to have 2.5 years to cover obligations to preferred shareowners and bond holders. Saylor found time to kiss Trump's, Bessent's, and Warsh's ass among various other members of Trump's cabinet. Saylor compared the quantum threat to Bitcoin as not a big deal, no need to spend money on the probpem in the same way it's not good to "over-vaccinate" kids (he actually said this). Otherwise the remainder was nonsense about "digital credit" and essentially reiterating the Bitcoin treasury scam which hinges on Bitcoin basically increasing forever in value and Saylor's belief that Bitcoin will eventually elipse all other assets on Earth. Got a long way to go lol

EmpathyFabrication

MSTR not delisting actualy they talked MSCI into keeping them on

JeromePowellLovesMe

Gameplan: Qs kick out MSTR, Bitcoin slumps more, all public miners go bankrupt, MSCI kicks out all crypto treasury, Bitcoin to 0, and then AI gets energized on the cheap. 

sailortyx56

SPY/MSCI world excluding US ratio peaked in Dec 2024. lol. Since then, it has rolled off.

afahrholz

have you checked ETFs like ishares MSCI EM or SPYG for socially responsible options?

Prudent-Corgi3793

Gold is still up +12% YTD even after a substantial pullback. MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up +9.2% YTD, MSCI EM Value Index is up +10.0%. MSCI World ex-USA Index (developed ex-US) markets are up +5.3% YTD, MSCI World ex-USA Value Index is up +7.6% YTD. Insane returns considering YTD is barely one month.

HipHopPolka

It's not just direct shareholders. QQQ, IGV, and VGT and many other ETFs have exposure to MSTR because Nasdaq, S&P Global, and MSCI have major regards in their index group.

blorg

> But Europe historically almost allways underperformed the US stocks Except 1970 (start of MSCI data) all the way through to 2015. >Over the long term—55 years, 1970-2025—the US stock market has outperformed the European: The figure shows that if you had invested one dollar in the European stock market, it would have grown to only half as much as the US stock market—USD 141. >US outperformance has not been the historical norm, however. In fact, up until 2015, European stocks generally led the way. Although their outperformance may not have been dramatic on a year-by-year basis, the cumulative effect over time is significant. For instance, by late 2014, a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 85 in Europe, compared to “only” USD 78 in the US. >This trend is even more striking for the period up to 2007. By that year, a one-dollar investment made in 1970 would have grown to USD 84 in Europe, compared to just USD 48 in the US—only half the return of European stocks. https://hedgenordic.com/2025/01/european-vs-us-stocks-which-market-comes-out-on-top/ I agree with "Just buy a well diversified all world index ETF" BTW. But the massive US outperformance is recent, it's since the 2008 crash.

RestInBeatz

MSCI World

Mysterious-Piano-876

Index providers don’t immediately include companies in indices at IPO. It takes a few months/quarters post IPO for them to get added to MSCI World for example. S&P 500 takes much longer

te_quiero_colombia

Agree, to give an example: The MSCI COLCAP index had a 2025 returns approaching 50%

blorg

> OP is not thinking on a long timetable. He should be. [International beat the S&P500](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F5616lmsdc9dc1.png) from 1970 (the start of MSCI data) all the way up to 2011, over 4 decades.

Curious_me_too

DGRN looks China focussed. Looks similar to KSTR Krane fund, which I am familiar with. I am currently looking for S-Korea and Taiwan chip packaging exposure. KEMQ is another Krane fund, with SK Hynix as large holding. I already have exposure to SK Hynix through MSCI S-Korea and don't want to increase exposure to it. These are all great suggestions.

elgrandorado

For any diligent investors in the daily, here's Morningstar's Analyst note on the events of today: "In intraday trading on Feb. 3, a broad group of information-services companies, such as rating agencies, data providers, index providers, credit bureaus, and others, are seeing share price declines of 5% or more. Why it matters: We attribute this to two factors. First, Anthropic released an artificial intelligence-enabled plug-in designed to automate legal workflows. Second, Gartner posted a disappointing revenue and earnings per share outlook. It expects 2026 revenue of $6.46 billion (FactSet consensus: $6.71 billion) and adjusted EPS of $12.30 (consensus: $13.53). While there have been many AI-focused startups in the legal space, Anthropic’s plug-in suggests that its models can be customized for a specific industry. As a result, bears fear that models such as Anthropic will disrupt a host of information-services verticals. Gartner’s second-quarter results last year appeared to be a tipping point for the AI bear case on information-services stocks. While that weak quarter may have been affected by a weaker macroeconomic outlook and the loss of some government revenue, the shares dropped 28% that day (Aug. 5) on fears that the rise of generative AI was eating into the firm's core insights business. The bottom line: We are maintaining our fair value estimates and moat ratings for our information-services stocks, including rating agencies (Moody’s, S&P Global), index providers (MSCI), data providers (Verisk, FactSet), and credit bureaus/scores (Equifax, TransUnion, Experian, and Fair Isaac). Long view: We view wide-moat-rated firms with proprietary and mission-critical data, as well as those with network effect-driven benchmark businesses, as mostly insulated from AI disruption-related risk. For example, we see credit ratings, indexes, Verisk’s insurance data, and FICO scores as benefiting from a network effect. Even if a better solution emerges, their use in contracts and in the capital markets would require complex coordination to disrupt, in our view"

WickedSensitiveCrew

TRI and RELX down 17% on that Anthropic news. FICO, SPGI, MCO, and MSCI down too though dont know what they have to do with it they dont sell legal software. They are related to credit industry.

tired_ani

Added small amount to. MSFT, FICO, TDG, SPGI, MCO, MSCI, NFLX. Strapped for cash, would like to buy some more CSU and TOI, and buy a quality SaaS US name.

graavejrsdag

Yup, same for MSCI, Fact Set. I just can’t find anything…

Pink_RhInoz

same here. Seems like MSCI ETFs are the only real option for a lot of countries.

TheAstroidIsComing

My India MSCI ETF has been my biggest loser these last few months, hopefully they will recover now.

callyfit

MSCI EAFE did nearly 5x better than the S&P500 did from 2000-2010. What if we see that again? You want to hold a laggard for the next decade? While I wouldn’t exit the US entirely like the original commenter did, it’s no surprise people are significantly increasing their international exposure.

KMI_Dragon_Knight

MUFG hasn't transformed yet. But it will. Majority owner of MSCI, and look at how hard MSCI, EEM indexes and MS are popping up.

DefiantDelta

MSCI not excluding craptoe treasuries from the indices was a huge blunder. oh well! short harder

Got_Engineers

lol Master is included in the Nasdaq and MSCI.

TheAstroidIsComing

I recently lost 10% in an Indian MSCI ETF, arguably it's a good time to invest there 🤔

verifitting

Just put 75% into a broad index fund like SPDR MSCI All Country World. Anyone that can tell you something for 'really fast short term gains' is lying. Active fund managers underperform more often than not. Buy an index fund, and chill 10+ years. You will come out ahead.

GAV17

https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/eur/en/insights/markets-and-investing/ideas-and-insights/are-you-ready-to-embrace-the-potential-of-global-equities > Focusing on the S&P 500’s outperformance during that period (June 30, 2008–December 31, 2024), we note three specific tailwinds: > Earnings growth: The S&P 500 grew earnings 4x faster than MSCI EAFE, delivering annualized earnings growth of 6.3% versus 1.6%. And it's not even sector dependant: > Nearly all U.S. industry sectors have outpaced EAFE in earnings growth and valuation expansion since the GFC The developed world has massively trailed the US the last 2 decades, specially Japan which still is by far the biggest market in VXUS, and even higher in VEA. Their big dependence in the financial sector, which still is the biggest sector in these ETFs has been a disaster for the developed world performance as they never really recovered from 08. The European Market has to thank god for ASML, and that's like half their meager 8% tech sector.

pink_ego_box

Some finance guy tried to sell me a DCAing fund investment based in Guernsey (fiscal haven). I would have paid $400.000 in fees by the time I could exit 20 years from now and he recommended me a basic MSCI world fund. I opened an IBKR account instead and I'm up 140% in 3 months. Bunch of morons.

Tony2Nuts

Ok, so this is a proposed investment portfolio, thoughts appreciated. Vanguard S&P 500 acc 40% Vanguard FTSE acc 20% Global X uranium 10% ishares copper miners acc 10% ishares MSCI semiconductor acc 10% ishares Gold 5% ishares silver 5%

Timely_Beat4637

My TR watchlist is completely green; it contains 35 companies. However, it only includes the MSCI World index. ...

HashMapsData2Value

For those wondering: you can buy it using Interactive Brokers on the Hong Kong exchange. You can also buy Chinese ETFs like iShares MSCI China ETF, which has a 1.6% exposure to BYD.

McFlynder

As an EU investor, I completely lost confidence in the US market and switched to mostly Europe. I used to be 100% MSCI World, but switched because it’s ~70% US stocks and the dollar devaluation ate most of my gains. Last year EU stocks outperformed the US for a reason. No one knows what happens in 2026, though.

fruitloop00001

Literally the exact opposite is true. Non-U.S. stocks outperformed in 2025, with the MSCI ACWI ex-USA rising 29.2% in 2025 vs. a ~16% gain for the S&P 500. International stocks attracted roughly 50 times more capital than U.S. equities in the opening weeks of 2026, according to Bank of America flow data tracking developed market funds. Not sure what you're looking at, but the US market while still dominant is becoming less so rapidly.

moritzis

I'm from Portugal. IwDA is the iShares MSCI world, without emergent markets.

Sensitive_nob

The biggest blow to the S&P would be the MSCI/FTSE diversifying out of America and I dont mean 100% I mean shifting more out of it. Right now it is like 70ish % in US stocks. If they reduce this this will be felt massively because most foreign investors are holding ETFs and buying them monthly

17Blade71

Transfer money from USA to MSCI World exUS and Stoxx600

tinydisaster

Yeah, during the Iraq war and past the first part of the Great Recession. MSCI World exUS outperformed S&P 500 by 10% at times. I wouldn’t call the Great Recession a booming time.

Good_Ride_2508

I do not know where you are from, US or UK or elsewhere? If you are in foreign country (even if Indian citizen) earning other than INR, better to invest ETFs like INDA ([iShares MSCI India ETF](https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239659/ishares-msci-india-etf)) or similar so that USD to INR **currency devaluation** is protected and you pay tax here (in USA - assuming you are in USA).

blorg

This is true right now, at the end of the current bull run for US stocks, yes. If we went back to the start of the current bull run, around 2010, and asked the same question, developed ex-US would have outperformed US since 1970 (the start of MSCI data). https://www.longtermtrends.com/msci-usa-vs-the-world/

981flacht6

I took forever to not invest in Micron because SK Hynix is actually and always has been the leader. But this is Jevon's paradox for memory players. Micron is a good buy, but so is South Korean equities. If you want good exposure to South Korean equities look at iShares South Korean MSCI ETF ($EWY). You get 26.77% SK Hynix, 18.26% Samsung (a bit of a conglomerate so not pure play memory/nand - yet still important), a slew of other strong South Korean companies in defense, automotive, robotics etc. [https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239681/ishares-msci-south-korea-capped-etf](https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239681/ishares-msci-south-korea-capped-etf) As far as NAND storage, all that data generated by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude etc has to be stored somewhere and these will continue to go up as well. But also Nvidia Rubin generation puts NAND much closer to the GPU, something we haven't seen before by anyone. It is extremely bullish for Kioxia, Sandisk (SNDK), Seagate (STX), and Western Digital (WDC), and probably Toshiba too but they're more of a conglomerate.

blorg

> And over decades, the U.S. market has significantly over performed other regions. [MSCI USA vs MSCI World (developed ex-US) since 1970](https://www.longtermtrends.com/msci-usa-vs-the-world/). Above 1 is US outperformance, below 1 is ex-US outperformance

Normal-Phase-1252

ah, so this is my MSCI world snd MSCI emerging market etfs exists

981flacht6

Easy way into South Korean equities is to buy $EWY, iShares MSCI South Korean ETF. Sk Hynix+Samsung Lots of robotics Automakers Hyundai etc They will continue to rip all throughout 2026. It's hard to buy SK ADRs right now.

Three_sigma_event

Now check a value factor index and come back to me. FTSE UK "value" or MSCI UK "Value". The latter is free to check via their factsheets. UK value is full of banks, defense, tobacco and mining companies. Of course it has smashed big tech in recent years.

Three_sigma_event

Ok now check a UK value factor index. You cant check FTSE factors for free on the net. So check MSCI series factsheets. MSCI UK "Value" Index 5 yrs: annualised 16.64 S&P 500 index 5 years: annualised 13.87

Prune-Butter

I’m not sure. I’m no billionaire, but I’ve made good money betting. My bet gelling right now is I'm going to buy a Canadian ETFs like EWC (iShares MSCI Canada) on a 5-10% pullback. That should pay off and be easy money when the taco happens.

Striking_Economy5049

I’m getting downvoted by people not doing their homework. “US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show. A major index tracking stocks outside the US, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA, gained 29.2% in 2025, handily outpacing the S&P 500's gain of 16.39%” I’m not saying the US is bad, 16% is great, but Canada was 37% gains over the same period. Thanks to taco I guess.

treeboi

European ETFs. MSCI & First Trust have ones that track country stock indexes. EPOL, EWO, FDD for Poland, Germany, Austria did really well in 2025.

elpresidentedeljunta

Amundi MSCI Eastern Europe Ex Russia (WKN LYX02C). It´s a synthetic one, so not everbodies tea. Was searching for a while, but pretty much every other ETF (and frankly managend funds as well) I found had been closed after the invasion. (Sorry, I just copied from the other answer),

elpresidentedeljunta

I am building on the Amundi MSCI Eastern Europe Ex Russia (WKN LYX02C). It´s a synthetic one, so not everbodies tea. Was searching for a while, but pretty much every other ETF (and frankly managend funds as well) I found had been closed after the invasion.

treeboi

MSCI Poland (EPOL) is the best ETF for Poland. I’ve failed to find an ETF for Hungry or Czech.

treeboi

MSCI Poland & Austria (EWO & EPOL) First Trust Germany (FGM) Those ETFs track country stock indexes. It’s the only way to invest in stocks that aren’t available for sale outside their country.

Regardium-Leviosa

May I introduce you to the MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF?

hattenaffordet

Invest 95% into S&P500, MSCI World or some other broad ETF and spend the remaining 5% stock picking whatever keeps the FOMO away

DegTrader

You’re looking for **ACWX** (iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF). It tracks the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index which covers both developed and emerging markets but specifically targets the large and mid cap segment

Xcentric7881

maybe paste the title into Google? **iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA):** Focuses specifically on the \~800 largest companies in developed markets outside North America.

Direct-Protection-81

Split your 15k into the following allocation, Set it and forget it for 20 years, ideally DCA and invest €1000 a month and you will retire at 45/50 a very rich and happy man. 1. 35% — VWCE Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF Core global equity exposure (developed + emerging). 2. 30% — VVSM VanEck Semiconductor UCITS ETF High-growth, cyclical, technology concentration. 3. 15% — 2B76 / RBOT iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF Industrial automation, AI, robotics theme. 4. 10% — WSML iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF Small-cap growth and risk premium. 5. 10% — DFNS VanEck Defense UCITS ETF Defense, geopolitics, government spending tailwind.

SusanMayer123

I did move from a 100% port in just US stocks, to nearly 70% in a MSCI ACWI fund, some gold, and just my position in ASTS. The past 24h have been a breeze compared to staying invested a 100% in the US. The allocation is something like 63% US, and this feels waaay better with your stock market manipulator as president

ZivSerb

The US hasn’t just found that it’s had unchecked power, that’s been ongoing for almost 40 years now. The rules-based order was just a convenient lie (like the tooth fairy but leveraging devastating sanctions or regime change operations) to achieve goals often for geopolitical influence or to steal resources. I guess some people are just realizing this? I personally just diversify across many markets with an all-market ETF and balance it’s over exposure to the US by leveraging one more to increase international or domestic (Canada) exposure since MSCI is still near 50% US exposure. 

No-Concentrate-2690

You are not alone; many investors seek reasonable returns without turning a blind eye to labor and environmental impacts. One practical approach involves paying less attention to "perfect" companies and more to measurable standards. Frameworks such as the MSCI ESG ratings, Sustainalytics, B Corp certification, and initiatives consonant with TCFD or ISSB help narrow the field. From a data standpoint, platforms such as EnviroFinanceTech are useful because they translate environmental exposure-such things as carbon intensity, regulatory risk, or supply-chain impacts-into financial metrics that investors can actually compare. That makes it easier to sift through the marketing claims to find real performance. For the new investor, ESG-focused ETFs or diversified funds would reduce single-company risk while keeping it aligned with their values. Over a five-year horizon, consistency, transparency, and governance often matter more than headline "green" labels. Ethical investing works best when values are paired with disciplined data-driven analysis.

No_Big_980

Europe has some great investment opportunities * MSCI Europe Multifactor * MSCI Europe Small Cap * MSCI Europe Technology I'm also starting to sell off American positions to convert into European ones, and to be honest, some of these indices are performing just as well as the NASDAQ. \_\_\_ I don't see why my money should help finance American wealth.

Financial_Grass_5315

Just select an MSCI Developed world tracking index ETF from here onwards and you will do fine. 38 is not too late my friend. You still have plenty of time. Diversification is the only free lunch in investing as we all know so diversify across plant and you will come out of this.

innovationchanp

Look deep into what’s happening around MSCI world index - “ex-USA”. Billionaires are hedging now on a financial market without USA - very interesting

SpotlessCheetah

I'm increasing exposure into non-US equities gradually, buying $IXUS and $EWY iShares South Korea MSCI ETF and Japanese stocks like Mitsu Heavy Industries $MHVFY. But I am still buying all equities in general.

Sheyvan

I have significantly reduced my share of US based ETF's. Holding mainly MSCI Ex-USA, Emerging Market, Minerals and 5-10 Individual Stocks i buy and sell from time to time. 10% All World is all i have left of USA.

MoreHuman_ThanHuman

MSCI outperformed S&P 500 in both 2017 and 2025. definitely going to want to sell US before they get any lower and full send on Europe.

tuataraenfield

I've just spread it around a little more. I had, amongst others, Vanguard S&P500 and Vanguard FTSE AW, so I sold off the AW and moved it to an MSCI ex-US. So my capital exposure to the US has gone from about 40% to about 20%. I'll now revert to my chilling posture.

strolls

They'll be trading constantly, and there's no reason not to maintain the fund as weighed by its actual market cap - in fact, you'd need a good reason not to, because you'd get tracking error if you didn't. S&P, FTSE-Russel and MSCI decide which companies are in the index - once they're in it, their "position" and allocation weight are decided by the facts, not by some decision maker. (There are some interesting rules, at least with FTSE-Russel, about when a company moves from small cap to mid cap, or from mid- to large-, to make sure the company doesn't bounce back and forth between two indexes because of share price changes.)

Emotional-Power-7242

VT doesn't need to audit weights or rebalance because it buys every stock in the entire market at market cap weight. So the weights in VT naturally follow their weight in the market. Say Nvidia is 10% of the global market, you put money in VT, VT would spend 10% of that money on Nvidia. Then the price of Nvidia doubles. It is now 20% of the global market. Because the price of the Nvidia in VT abought also doubled, it naturally is now also 20% of VT without VT needing to rebalance or do anything. If you bought VTI and VXUS at market cap weights you also would never need to rebalance, they would grow or shrink proportionally in your portfolio. You would only need to adjust your contributions to match the cap weights. And VT changes it's contributions to match cap weight every day when it has inflows or outflows. How to view trends is go to anywhere with charts and add both VTI for US and VXUS for international to the chart. This will only allow you to go back to inception of the funds. Some places will let you chart "total US market" and "total international market" as asset classes going back 100 years or more, they do their best to construct the indexes from available historical data even though there wasn't an actual index to track going that far back. I like using Portfolio Visualizer for this sort of thing. Honestly I check US/International cao weights by just seeing what they are in VT. VT is very accurate. But if you wanted you could look at a different index like MSCI World. It'll be the same though.

barelyreadsenglish

For the regular May Index Review, MSCI has a published calendar: May 2026 Index Review announcement date: May 12, 2026 Mark your calendars for mstr liquidation

GlobalResolution77

Bought a few today also at 368. Think they're undervalued on a forward basis. **Forward P/E at \~11** \- Ridiculous cheap. Sector avg sits at 20x-25x. Earnings expected to grow over 100% year-over-year + management has confirmed 2025 and 2026 HBM supply is already "sold out." **Enterprise Value-to-Cash Flow from Operations (EV/CFO) at 10x-12x** \- They´re Cash-Cow with no debt. Micron funds its massive CAPEX entirely from internal cash flows that protects the balance sheet during the aggressive expansion. **Price-to-Book Value at 6x-7x** (Historically high but viewed alongside Return on Equity. Projected to achieve ROE in the 40-50% range for FY2026 i think is appropriate). Micron's assets are no longer just commodity fab equipment. They now include high-barrier-to-entry HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) production lines with significantly higher margins than traditional DRAM. No wonder they are the largest holding of Xtrackers MSCI World Value UCITS ETF - IE00BL25JM42

Dsm02

S&p: +16.4%, MSCI all county world ex-USA: +29%, so yes my statement is factually correct

JackfruitCrazy51

Unless you would have done the same thing back in 2010. During that time, SPY was up 713%, and MSCI EAFE was 183%. Or 2020 until now 132% to 70% But maybe going forward, this will be a good strategy.

Minute_Lake4945

No offense intended, but if you've asked this question, it's obviously because you don't know how or don't have much time to think about it. So, an ETF that reinvests dividends and has currency hedging—like the MSCI World, S&P 500, Nasdaq, or whatever you like—is perfect. They're ideal for those who don't want to overthink things (and I understand why) or don't have much free time to learn how to value and understand companies.

MagnesiumKitten

f: So why does the us not have a reason for doing well? I think its going well. Why do you think it's **not going well?** I tend to think you're obsessing about the 1-year time frame and give it 90 days and it'll all be meaningless f: Stop spamming me with ai slop. What googastic hunk of info did you not like though? I think the goog has still shown that Korea's reason is semiconductions Canada it's bank rates dropping, and a bit of gold Shanghai it's government stimulus and high-tech Germany it's those ex-Nazi IG Farben corporations BASF and Bayer ////// CNN Jan 4th **US stocks had a remarkable 2025. But international markets did much better** While the S&P 500 surged in 2025, it trailed behind most international markets. US stocks had a stellar 2025, but global markets stole the show. A major index tracking stocks outside the US, the MSCI All Country World ex-USA, gained 29.2% in 2025, handily outpacing the S&P 500’s gain of 16.39%. The artificial intelligence boom has benefited markets in **Asia, where tech companies and chipmakers have seen surges in demand.** **In Europe, markets received a boost from plans for government spending on defense and improved prospects for economic growth.** The US dollar index, which measures the dollar’s strength against six major currencies, fell by roughly 9.4% in 2025, its worst year since 2017. Heading into 2025, US stock valuations were already relatively expensive compared to the rest of the world, creating an incentive for investors to look for returns in different markets. **“A lot of things went right for international stocks in 2025,”** Michael Reynolds, vice president of investment strategy at Glenmede, told CNN. **“After a couple years of lackluster fundamentals, foreign equities put together a strong year of earnings growth,”** Reynolds said.

Callistocalypso

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! International stocks had a strong 2025, significantly outperforming U.S. equities due to factors like global AI enthusiasm boosting Asian tech (South Korea's Kospi up ~76%, Japan's Nikkei ~26%), European economic recovery with fiscal stimulus, and favorable currency shifts, with emerging markets and Europe showing standout performance despite U.S. mega-cap tech strength in the latter half of the year, driven by earnings growth and value rotation. Key Highlights & Drivers: Overall Performance: The MSCI All Country World Index rose over 21%, with non-U.S. stocks returning ~30% by mid-December, outpacing the S&P 500. Asia's AI Boom: South Korea's Kospi surged nearly 76%, driven by AI-related tech giants like Samsung. Japan's Nikkei gained 26%, fueled by chipmakers. China also saw gains with Tencent and Alibaba. European Strength: European stocks rallied on fiscal stimulus, improved economic data, and post-Brexit cohesion, with Germany adding infrastructure and defense spending. Emerging Markets: Mexico and Brazil saw ~30% gains, while South Africa also performed well. Market Rotation: A significant shift favored international value stocks over U.S. growth stocks, with defensive sectors like U.S. healthcare also performing well. U.S. Dollar Weakness: A declining dollar in the first half of 2025 boosted international returns, though U.S. mega-cap tech gains narrowed the gap later.

moorhound

Forward P/E ratios: MSCI (EM): 13x MSCI (EU): 15x TOPIX (JP): 16x S&P (US): 24x We like to gamble

innovationchanp

Take a look at assets such as MSCI World ex USA Index. Very very interesting

GrowManiac

My take on 2026: I expect higher volatility, but also improved market breadth. Beyond the major US indices, smaller companies such as those in the Russell 2000 could benefit from the AI theme. At the same time, I see a less attractive risk-reward profile for US indices, which is why I personally prefer higher cash allocations and more exposure to MSCI Emerging Markets or the Europe Stoxx 50. Melt-up scenarios remain possible, especially if we see positive surprises related to falling interest rates. That said, risks around AI-related capex and data center investments remain. Overall, I expect a volatile environment with both correction risk and upside potential, making risk awareness and hedging strategies sensible.🔮

Better-Salad-1442

Yea and the MSCI international index ex us returned 30%; dollar weakened by 10% so your 18%(it was actually 16% but whatever) is actually 8%; South Korea returned 76% the Nikkei returned 26%, Spain 49%; Germany 23%, Poland 47%, Brazil 34%, Mexico 30% if you diversified out of the s&p and into international you did better last year

Smilet82

It is a great vehicle which for whatever reason has no allowance to be sold online Europe or at least Germany - very much looking for something similar to distribute the risk globally on value stocks outside the regular NVIDIA, FB, APPLE SetUp which is rather hard to find... currently working with this one instead which however has a significantly lower longterm gain:Xtrackers MSCI World Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF 1C 1C (IE00BL25JN58)

Impressive-Trex

There are ETFs doing that, e.g iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF. I think it is beating regular MSCI world long term.

3boobsarenice

MSCI ACWI ex USA (Net MA Tax)

EnoughValuable8025

Strategists for the longest time called for investors to bail on the US given the cheap foreign P/E multiples. 2025 was the first year in the last 15 years when you'd have a higher cumulative return switching from S&P to the MSCI world ex-US index. Could 2025 have been an inflection point and China, Europe, and Japan will continue outperformance? Maybe but I'm still giving the edge to the U.S. However, though China's most advanced chips can't compete with NVDIA, they're clustering substantially more chips together to achieve the same compute power. And while more clustering is less energy efficient, China has dramatically increased their energy capacity and transmission to meet that demand. We're the opposite. We're facing energy constraints and NVDIA is forced to create more efficient chips. China is greatly outpacing us when it comes to energy. They're way ahead of us in solar and wind. We have greater nuclear capacity than China, but China is rapidly closing the gap and is projected to surpass us within the next several years. In addition to energy, China is way ahead of us in EVs.

Pristine-Simple689

MSCI emerging markets to diversify even further. Buying single stocks or specific sectors is the opposite of diversification, you are just concentrating more % of your portfolio into one specific thing.

ConfusionOk4143

dawg i think you meant MSCI 😭 or did you

stoked_7

Now we cherry pick? The GFC shows that the world is not insulated from the US stock market. Data below for you to reference leaving out GFC. The S&P 500 had an average annual return of approximately **-0.43%** from **2000** to **2006** The MSCI World index had an average annual return of approximately **0.15%** from **2000** to **2006**.

stoked_7

The MSCI World index's cumulative return over the eleven-year period from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2010 was approximately -10.45% The S&P 500 experienced a cumulative total return of approximately -0.14% over the period from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2010

Round_Sample7249

Hi all, I’m in Europe and building a simple long-term (10–20 years) monthly ETF portfolio focused on growth. I want broad exposure, low fees, and minimal overlap. Plan (monthly): • VUAA (S&P 500) €300 • EXUS (MSCI World ex USA) €200 • IS3N (MSCI EM IMI) €50 Total €550/month. Reasoning: • I originally considered VUAA + MSCI World + EM, but MSCI World already has a big US weight, so adding VUAA felt like double-counting and becoming too US-heavy by accident. • With VUAA + World ex-US + EM, it’s closer to “global” but with a deliberate US tilt. Questions: 1. Does this allocation make sense, or is there a cleaner way to do the same thing? 2. Any hidden overlap or gaps I’m missing (regions, sectors, small caps, etc.)? 3. Would you adjust the weights (US vs ex-US vs EM), and why? 4. Any better EU-listed ETF tickers for these exposures (similar index, lower TER, better liquidity)? Appreciate any critique, especially from people who’ve run similar setups