Europe ETFs

Ample adulation is being heaped upon Europe exchange-traded funds this year and rightfully so. Not only are European stocks attractively valued when measured against the S&P 500 and other U.S. equity benchmarks, but equities across the pond are rewarding investors faith with significant upside...

Data confirm exchange-traded funds set another torrid pace in terms of adding assets in May. What else was confirmed was investors' interest in ex-U.S. developed markets ETFs, including Europe funds. “The headline number for new money flowing into Exchange Traded Funds moderated in May to...

Europe exchange-traded funds continue receiving well-deserved attention, as many of the region's equity markets are among this year's best-performing developed markets. Here in the U.S., there are plenty of Europe ETFs for investors to consider. An alternative for investors looking for a...

This year, “allure” and “Europe ETFs” probably do not belong in the same sentence. After all, investors have been tantalized by the prospect of more stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) only to be left disappointed and tormented by issues ranging from Brexit,...

Europe exchange-traded funds have been a minefield for investors this year. For investors eyeing eurozone economies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has not, despite its best efforts, encouraged investors to dive back into those markets. There was Brexit in Great Britain, and several non-eurozone...

As recently as last year, the iShares MSCI Ireland Capped ETF (iShares MSCI Irld Cp Invstb Mrkt Indx Fd (NYSE: EIRL)) was a leader among single-country Europe exchange-traded funds, posting a 2015 gain of nearly 23 percent. That was by far the best showing among the ETFs tracking PIIGS economies. A...

The Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) is up 2.7 percent year-to-date and that is just one data point underscoring the difficult environment faced by equity-based Europe ETFs this year, particularly those of the currency-hedged variety. Not surprisingly, the European Central Bank (ECB...

Year-to-date, emerging markets exchange-traded funds are displaying superiority over their Europe counterparts. For example, the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fd (NYSE: VWO) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (ETF) (NYSE: EEM) (the two largest emerging markets ETFs) are both up 2.8...

Investing in Europe, even by way of exchange-traded funds, has been tricky this year. For investors eyeing eurozone economies, the European Central Bank (ECB) has not, despite its best efforts, encouraged investors to dive back into those markets. In the UK, there is Brexit risk. Negative interest...