Fund selectors hold nerve on under-fire EMs despite headwinds; Which funds have weathered the storm in 2018?

The Bigger Picture on EMs

Mike Sheen
clock • 8 min read

Mike Sheen speaks to buyers about their EM positioning during a troubled time for the asset class, while taking a closer look at the best and worst performing strategies during 2018.

Emerging markets have been hard hit so far this year after a strong 2017, with the MSCI Emerging Markets index down 8.7% year-to-date to 5 October in sterling terms and 8.3% since 8 August alone, according to FE. The average fund in the Investment Association's Global Emerging Markets sector has dropped 10.6% on average year-to-date, although returns range from falls of 0.9% to 22% over the period (see tables below). The sector has been under pressure for some months from the stronger US dollar, rising US interest rates and concerns about the fall-out from US President Donald Trump's ...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on Emerging markets

 PGIM Fixed Income's Cathy Hepworth: How Trump's policy agenda will impact emerging markets

PGIM Fixed Income's Cathy Hepworth: How Trump's policy agenda will impact emerging markets

Markets are diversified

Cathy Hepworth
clock 29 January 2025 • 4 min read
China's central bank switches to one main interest rate in major overhaul decision - reports

China's central bank switches to one main interest rate in major overhaul decision - reports

To behave more like other central banks

Sorin Dojan
clock 03 January 2025 • 2 min read
Kepler Partners' Josef Licsauer: Tariff tightropes

Kepler Partners' Josef Licsauer: Tariff tightropes

Trump's plans causing uncertainty

Josef Licsauer
clock 13 December 2024 • 6 min read
Trustpilot
Loading page