Maybe it is a case of not letting exchange-traded funds such as the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) have all the fun, but emerging markets equivalents are joining their U.S.-focused low volatility counterparts in outperforming traditional benchmarks this year.
While investors are being led to believe this an incredible year for emerging markets equities, the widely followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up just 0.7 percent year-to-date. That pales in comparison to the returns offered by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (iShares Inc. (NYSE: EEMV)) and the PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: EELV)).
A Closer Look AT EELV And EEMV
EELV and EEMV are up 5.4 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively, year-to-date. Importantly, the time could be right to consider ...
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