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S&P DJI combines global reach with local expertise, working with exchanges around the world to build indices for both the local and international investment communities.
S&P DJI combines global reach with local expertise, working with exchanges around the world to build indices for both the local and international investment communities.
S&P DJI combines global reach with local expertise, working with exchanges around the world to build indices for both the local and international investment communities.
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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…
S&P DJI’s Sue Lee examines the importance of the S&P 500 in the global equity opportunity set, key diversification and sector composition differences between notable U.S. equity and Korean benchmarks and the challenges faced by active managers in the U.S. and South Korea to outperform this iconic index.
