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3 Reasons Your Portfolio Needs More Exposure To Emerging Markets
Unfortunately, stock market returns and GDP have very loose relationship. The GDP might grow fast but it might not translate to stock market especially in emerging economies where share dilution is very heavy.
Reply to @MaxBialystock: There are many versions of Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund. A, B, C, I, N, Y, lw shares. I own the Y share fund in my 401k, ODVYX. This fund fits my investing risk profile to a tee, below average risk and a great upside downside capture ratio (per M*). I thank BobC for highlighting this fund in his posts.
The Oppenheimer Developing Markets fund is attractive despite its bloated $28B in AUM. I would try and buy the lowest cost class, ODVIX (net ER 0.89%), which appears to be available for a $1K minimum in both taxable and retirement accounts at Scottrade according to a test trade I just made. ODVYX (net ER 1.00) appears to be available for a $50 minimum in Wellstrade retirement accounts, again according to a test trade. Just be aware that actual trades may not go through at these amounts.
I continue to favor EEMV (net ER 0.25%) in the LC/MC EM space, but I also like and follow ABEMX/AEMSX, HIEMX, and MNEMX. HERE is a scalable chart of these funds.
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Neuberger Berman
Vanguard
Kevin
Hi Max,
The Oppenheimer Developing Markets fund is attractive despite its bloated $28B in AUM. I would try and buy the lowest cost class, ODVIX (net ER 0.89%), which appears to be available for a $1K minimum in both taxable and retirement accounts at Scottrade according to a test trade I just made. ODVYX (net ER 1.00) appears to be available for a $50 minimum in Wellstrade retirement accounts, again according to a test trade. Just be aware that actual trades may not go through at these amounts.
I continue to favor EEMV (net ER 0.25%) in the LC/MC EM space, but I also like and follow ABEMX/AEMSX, HIEMX, and MNEMX. HERE is a scalable chart of these funds.
Kevin