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The Top-Performing Ex-U.S. Equities Regions This Year Will Surprise You

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2025 was a big year for ex-U.S. equities, as a declining dollar, tariff uncertainty, and domestic concentration risk drove investors abroad. Broad ex-U.S. equities performed well and rewarded those investors, …

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Foreign Stocks Still On Track To Outperform U.S. In 2025

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Global equities strategies are having a moment this year. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF in isolation looks strong, posting an 18.3% year-to-date gain.

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Chart Of The Day: An Off-The-Beaten-Path EM Profit Play

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A long-time portfolio manager and MoneyShow contributor, Jonathan Hoenig of Capitalistpig Hedge Fund, suggested during last week's MoneyShow livestream that viewers check out the VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK). AFK …

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The Top Foreign Equities ETF YTD May Surprise You

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Foreign equities investing is hot this year, and it's clear to see why. U.S. equities face myriad challenges calling for diversification abroad.

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AFK: So Contrarian, It Just Might Work (New Buy Rating)

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AFK invests in a portfolio of stocks that do most of their business on the continent of Africa. It is the only US-traded ETF that can say that. South African …

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About VanEck Africa Index ETF AFK

VanEck Africa Index ETF (AFK) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS GDP Africa Index (MVAFKTR), which includes local listings of companies that are incorporated in Africa and listings of companies incorporated outside of Africa but that have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Africa.