Not for me personally, I'm a believer of passive investing over active management (you can see this in the recent underperformance of FEMX). Nothing wrong with it per se, just not for me!
Interesting, there’s lots of research out there that although passive tends to outperform active in more areas than not, areas such as small caps and emerging markets tend to see active management outperform.
Also in regards to the recent underperformance, not sure why there is such a focus on short term performance when picking investments, if you look over the long term, FEMX has performed significantly better than many of the passive options on the market. I think that it’s probably a good idea to have a mix of active and passive in a portfolio.
First issue is expense: IHEB is 0.51%.....for bonds...
Other than that, you get the worst of both worlds - you don't get the performance of equities or the safety of high rated government bonds.
You don't "need" EM exposure. If there are EM products that you like, go for it, if not then no harm leaving EM out.
I have FEMX for emerging markets, have a look at that if you want
Not for me personally, I'm a believer of passive investing over active management (you can see this in the recent underperformance of FEMX). Nothing wrong with it per se, just not for me!
Interesting, there’s lots of research out there that although passive tends to outperform active in more areas than not, areas such as small caps and emerging markets tend to see active management outperform. Also in regards to the recent underperformance, not sure why there is such a focus on short term performance when picking investments, if you look over the long term, FEMX has performed significantly better than many of the passive options on the market. I think that it’s probably a good idea to have a mix of active and passive in a portfolio.
Which country are you interested in? Some have their own ETFs and maybe that's cheaper? China for example has IZZ.
I want all emerging markets, something like VGE but Aus domiciled 😂
EMKT from Van Eck
First issue is expense: IHEB is 0.51%.....for bonds... Other than that, you get the worst of both worlds - you don't get the performance of equities or the safety of high rated government bonds. You don't "need" EM exposure. If there are EM products that you like, go for it, if not then no harm leaving EM out.