single-country ETFs

That is an admittedly tough proclamation to make when China exchange-traded funds are obvious laggards in the emerging markets space this year. The iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE: FXI), the largest China ETF trading in the United States, is down 7 percent year-to-date, while the...

Conventional wisdom would dictate that although emerging markets stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds are performing better this year than they have over the past couple of years, this probably is not the time to embrace Indian stocks. After all, commodities prices are rebounding, and that...

Emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds are thought to be strong performers this year, but the reality is the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down 0.1 percent. Still, that is better than what investors became accustomed to diversified emerging markets benchmarks over the past few years....

Alright a couple of a caveats here. First, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Australian (NYSE: FXA) has, until recent weeks, been one of the better-performing developed market currency exchange-traded funds this year. Second, it is not wise to turn leveraged ETFs, vehicles meant to be short-term...

Maybe oil is not hampering the Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF ( Global X Funds (NYSE: NGE) at all — not with the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) being up 23.8 percent year-to-date and NGE being the only exchange-traded fund dedicated to equities in Africa's largest oil-producing...

With the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) higher by nearly 23 percent year-to-date, a bevy of single-country exchange-traded funds tracking equities in major oil-producing nations are benefiting. That includes developed and emerging markets ETFs. Let's Talk Oil The group certainly...

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSE: KSA), the lone exchange-traded fund dedicated to stocks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation, is down nearly 1.1 percent year-to-date, a disappointing performance when noting the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) is higher by 19.5...

When commodities swooned over the past two years, plenty of emerging markets and the corresponding exchange-traded funds felt the pain. The Global X MSCI Colombia ETF (NYSE: GXG) was among those ETFs, losing an average of 34 percent in 2014 and 2015. Commodities' Swoon And Subsequent Rebound Those...

If the current pace is maintained for the rest of this year, 2016 could go down as the year of the Latin American exchange-traded fund comeback. With the exception of the iShares MSCI Mexico Inv. mt. Idx. (ETF) (NYSE: EWW), the major Latin American single-country ETFs trading in New York are all...

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP), the largest U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Spanish equities, is down about 2.6 percent year-to-date. Among developed Europe single-country ETFs, investors could find better-performing options, but they can also find plenty of funds lagging...

There are seven single-country, exchange-traded funds dedicated to members of the Organization of Petroleum Countries (OPEC). With the exception of three ETFs tracking Indonesia, which recently rejoined OPEC, other OPEC ETFs have been drab performers. That is particularly true of the Global X MSCI...