FYI: Emerging market ETFs have had a tough year in 2018, but if you owned a low-vol EM ETF this year, the plunge you faced was far less steep. Just know that lower volatility wasn’t the only bet you were making.
Consider the year-to-date performance of the most popular emerging market ETF this year, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)—which has attracted more than $14 billion in new assets—and its low-vol counterpart, the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF (EEMV):
Regards,
Ted
https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/softening-emerging-market-etf-ride?nopaging=1
