tadamichi It’s not often that the bluest of the blue chip compounders go on sale. And knowing this, when these moments arrive, I do my best to tune out the macro noise and buy shares. Yes, a war between Israel and Iran is scary. And that’s just one of many geopolitical headwinds that the market…
Antagain The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) is substantially exposed to Polish financials. There were some idiosyncratic legal issues going on with Polish financials that we won’t rehash in this article as they were detailed in our previous coverage. The overhangs were subsiding at any rate, which means that we can focus exclusively now on…
alexsl Contrarian bet on EEM I just recently published an article where I outlined the bullish case for Emerging Markets stocks, as proxied by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM). This was a contrarian long idea, where a beaten down ETF had a positive catalyst to stage a significant bounce, although I did not…
Sohel_Parvez_Haque MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI) remains one of the top-quality companies in the world, with its hard-to-disrupt index providing business. A week ago, the company reported earnings that handily beat expectations, showcasing another year of double-digit revenue and EPS growth. Despite its exceptional results and competitive moat, over the last year, MSCI’s shares significantly underperformed. The…
rarrarorro/iStock via Getty Images The iShares MSCI Israel ETF (NYSEARCA:EIS) caught my eye with a +2.64% rally on Monday, breaking above the July 2023 high. It has now rallied over +34% from its October low and is within +2.4% from exceeding the 2023 high. Relative strength such as this is always worth paying attention to,…
alexsl Introduction The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) is a $9bn sized ETF, that has been providing exposure to non-China based emerging market (EM) stocks, for close to 7 years now. The focus universe here consists of stocks that belong to the following EMs- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary,…
Autthapol Champathong/iStock via Getty Images An investment concept I’ll be exploring this year is double-digit dividend growth. There is nothing more motivating for me as an investor than the annual raises we receive from dividend-paying stocks/ETFs. The raises are almost always more than my W-2 increases, which I work thousands of hours more to achieve…
wichianduangsri The iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (NYSEARCA:THD) is an exposure to the Thai markets, which have been performing really quite badly over the last 365 days. We think that while GDP has been under pressure, the Thai macroeconomic situation is really quite alright, and that there is space for the planned fiscal stimulus. We don’t…
Henry St John/iStock via Getty Images In looking for a “Best Idea for 2024”, I found it difficult to find much in North American markets which have seen a massive runup into the end of year, leaving indexes near their all-time highs with a valuation multiple well over 20x earnings. In the end, the iShares…
Pavan Kulkarni India has been the standout market in Asia yet again in 2023 and has seen its listed equity market cap cross a landmark $4tn – effectively making India the fifth-largest equity market in the world. The catalyst for the latest leg in the Indian rally was a resounding state election victory for the…
Henrik5000 The first half of 2023 saw a strong rebound from 2022 for equities: the S&P 500® gained 17% as the U.S. outperformed the S&P Global Ex-U.S. BMI (up 10%). Information Technology led the way across the U.S. cap spectrum, possibly reflecting investors’ expectations regarding the potential impact of artificial intelligence. The S&P Composite 1500®…
WANAN YOSSINGKUM Summary Following my coverage on MSCI (NYSE:MSCI), which I recommended a buy rating based on my positive long-term view of the business, where its unique databases serve as a strong competitive advantage despite short-term earnings drags. This post is to provide an update on my thoughts on the business and stock. I reiterate…