Stan WongVanguard Emerging ETFVWOTOP PICKDec 07, 2017
Investors need to look outside the borders of North America, and start looking at Europe, Asia and the emerging developing markets. With this ETF, you have a broad market cap-weighted exposure to companies in countries like China, Taiwan, India, South Africa and Brazil. Emerging markets has been the clear winner this year. Looking at valuations, the EM index is trading at 14.8X Forward Price Earnings, a 25% discount to the S&P. Valuations are very, very attractive.
VEE VS. VWO VEE is a past pick--it's the best emerging market ETF in Canada. Excellent at a 0.25% MER, covering India, which is a star performer in the emerging markets. VEE is in Canadian dollars vs. VWO whch trades in USD, so you can't put it in a TFSA. Both are good though.
He likes their exposure to China and their low fee structure. The market is more dovish on the country. He does not see a recession in that part of the world. Yield 2.48%
An ETF for an RESP. He's focusing his own son on emerging markets. The U.S. stock market is now the most expensive in the world with the least-accomodative liquidity (via U.S. Fed Powell). Go global.
An ETF to preserve capital if you hold a lot of US dollars? Move into emerging markets in Europe and Japan. See his top picks and past picks up (LEMB) today, but also consider VWO for broad exposure. For a senior, make sure to diversify your portfolio.
(A Top Pick Dec 07/17, Down 8%) Got out in June as tensions with China started to increase. 1/3 of this ETF is in China. Some of the EM now looks cheap. But he prefers to wait to see where it is going.
(A Top Pick August 24/17, Down 6%)Took a stop loss in June, and bought US equities. Long-term, EM is the place to be, but it’s going to have its highs and lows. At some point, once sentiment turns, it’s a spot to get back into.
This is one if you want a broad exposure to emerging markets. Has a lot of the growthier types of names. A lot reside in China and a lot are in technology.
It is low cost and liquid. He likes this but you can go one step further and look at individual countries. You want importers of energy like India. You want Asia more than Latin America.
Emerging markets are the relatively cheap place in the world. Would avoid Europe for the next 3-5 months because of German elections. For the next year or two it will be range trading as China resets. Sept or Oct could be a better opportunity.
Investors need to look outside the borders of North America, and start looking at Europe, Asia and the emerging developing markets. With this ETF, you have a broad market cap-weighted exposure to companies in countries like China, Taiwan, India, South Africa and Brazil. Emerging markets has been the clear winner this year. Looking at valuations, the EM index is trading at 14.8X Forward Price Earnings, a 25% discount to the S&P. Valuations are very, very attractive.