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Can South Korea Steal the Spotlight in Emerging Markets?
After political turmoil pushed it down in 2024,1 South Korea recovered and was the best-performing equity market globally in 2025 (as measured by the S&P Korea BMI), and it has continued to outperform as of August 2026 (up 78.7% YTD versus 14.8% for the S&P Global BMI). The performance of the stock market has fluctuated…
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S&P TIP Global AllCap Index: A New Tool for Tracking Diversification and Limiting Concentration Risk in Global Equities
How does an index framework built with diverse constituents from 48 global markets help address concentration concerns in an efficient, simplified way?
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The Taiwan Paradox: Balancing Concentration Risk with Global Diversification
Few economies are as deeply embedded in the global technology supply chain as Taiwan. Its highly sophisticated chip manufacturing network benefits from demand across a broad range of high-value end markets, from AI infrastructure and data centers to smartphones and electric vehicles. This positioning has propelled the S&P Taiwan BMI to an average annualized gain…
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The Significance of Select Sectors to APAC
As investors across the globe have wrestled with the impact of AI on the U.S. tech sector, valuation concerns, inflation jitters and more, U.S. markets have underperformed their Pan Asian peers. The S&P 500® has trailed the S&P Pan Asia BMI by 8% YTD,1 however the tide may be turning. Thanks to optimism surrounding easing…
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