Emerging Asia Pacific

Emerging Asia-Pacific mutual funds and ETFs invest in a wide range of... Emerging Asia-Pacific mutual funds and ETFs invest in a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives. Funds in this category often have significant exposure to the consumer discretionary, information technology, and communications industries. These funds tend to focus on emerging market economies such as Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Depending on the investment mandate, these funds can be further classified based on management style (active or passive) and asset class (single or multi-asset). The fixed-income portion of these funds may invest in debt securities varying by type (government or corporate), credit quality (investment-grade or junk), duration (short or long), and strategy (inflation-protected or sector-diversified). The equity portion of these funds may invest in common equities, and these can vary by market capitalization (small or large), dividend income (total income or high income), and strategy (sector-based or factor-based), among others. The alternatives portion of these funds may invest in strategies including real estate, currency trading, commodities, derivatives or other techniques relying on volatility, hedge fund, or quantitative strategies. These funds may be appropriate for aggressive investors who are willing to take on more risk in their portfolios in search of higher returns outside of the U.S. Emerging market economies tend to have higher growth rates than developed market economies, but they are also more prone to economic and geopolitical crisis. Conservative-minded investors are likely to shy away from these funds in favour of developed market exposure. Last Updated: 09/22/2023 View more View less

Emerging Asia-Pacific mutual funds and ETFs invest in a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives. Funds in this category often have significant exposure to the consumer discretionary,... Emerging Asia-Pacific mutual funds and ETFs invest in a wide range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, commodities, and alternatives. Funds in this category often have significant exposure to the consumer discretionary, information technology, and communications industries. These funds tend to focus on emerging market economies such as Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia. Depending on the investment mandate, these funds can be further classified based on management style (active or passive) and asset class (single or multi-asset). The fixed-income portion of these funds may invest in debt securities varying by type (government or corporate), credit quality (investment-grade or junk), duration (short or long), and strategy (inflation-protected or sector-diversified). The equity portion of these funds may invest in common equities, and these can vary by market capitalization (small or large), dividend income (total income or high income), and strategy (sector-based or factor-based), among others. The alternatives portion of these funds may invest in strategies including real estate, currency trading, commodities, derivatives or other techniques relying on volatility, hedge fund, or quantitative strategies. These funds may be appropriate for aggressive investors who are willing to take on more risk in their portfolios in search of higher returns outside of the U.S. Emerging market economies tend to have higher growth rates than developed market economies, but they are also more prone to economic and geopolitical crisis. Conservative-minded investors are likely to shy away from these funds in favour of developed market exposure. Last Updated: 09/22/2023 View more View less