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Russia has a huge economy, considerable natural resources, especially oil and gas, and a large labour force. Its emergence from communist rule in 1990 and the large-scale privatization of government-owned entities raised hopes that it would become one of the top-performing emerging economies.
Despite the strong performance of Russian between 1996 and 2008, it has faltered over the past decade....
Despite the strong performance of Russian between 1996 and 2008, it has faltered over the past decade....
Declining commodity prices and international sanctions have hurt the Russian economy. But despite that, the country has proved surprisingly resilient. The economy is on a modest growth path, government finances are in reasonable shape, inflation is under control and the currency has stabilized.
Here is one ETF that provides exposure to the top Russian public companies.
VANECK VECTORS RUSSIA ETF $20.08 (New York symbol RSX; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.5 billion) tracks the MVIS Russia Index, which includes publicly traded companies that are incorporated in Russia or that are incorporated outside of Russia but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Russia.
Energy firms account for 41% of its assets, with commodities at 23%; Financial Services, 12%; Consumer Defensive, 8%; and Technology, 7.0%.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 27 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a high 56% of its assets....
Here is one ETF that provides exposure to the top Russian public companies.
VANECK VECTORS RUSSIA ETF $20.08 (New York symbol RSX; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive; Market cap: $1.5 billion) tracks the MVIS Russia Index, which includes publicly traded companies that are incorporated in Russia or that are incorporated outside of Russia but have at least 50% of their revenues/related assets in Russia.
Energy firms account for 41% of its assets, with commodities at 23%; Financial Services, 12%; Consumer Defensive, 8%; and Technology, 7.0%.
The ETF holds a portfolio of 27 stocks; the top 10 holdings make up a high 56% of its assets....
A: Keyera Corp., $27.81, symbol KEY on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 209.3 million; Market cap: $5.8 billion; www.keyera.com), provides a number of midstream services to the oil and gas industry, including the collection, processing, storage and shipment of oil and gas....
We think foreign stocks can safely make up 10% of a conservative investor’s portfolio. One way is through the selection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with an overseas focus.
The best of those ETFs continue to offer very low management fees and well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks.
Here’s a look at four international ETFs we see as suitable for new buying and two others we feel you should continue to hold.
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF $41.63 (New York symbol EEM; buy or sell through brokers) is designed to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
The fund’s geographic breakdown is as follows: China, 30.7%; South Korea, 14.0%; Taiwan, 11.6%; India, 8.6%; Brazil, 7.8%; South Africa, 6.2%; Russia, 3.8%; Mexico, 2.9%; Malaysia, 2.4%; Thailand, 2.4%; Indonesia, 2.1%; and Poland, 1.2%.
Its top stocks are Tencent Holdings (China: Internet), 4.5%; Taiwan Semiconductor (computer chips), 3.8%; Samsung Electronics (South Korea), 3.8%; Alibaba Group (China: e-commerce), 3.5%; Naspers (South Africa: media and Internet), 1.8%; China Construction Bank, 1.6%; China Mobile, 1.2%; Baidu (China: Internet), 1.1%; Ping An Insurance Group (China), 1.1%; Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 1.0%; Vale SA (Brazil: mining), 1.0%; and Reliance Industries (India: conglomerate), 0.9%.
iShares launched the ETF on April 7, 2003....
Getting most of its revenue from international clients, Canada’s CCL Industries continues to grow aggressively by acquisition and raise its revenue and earnings.
We recommend that most investors include top consumer stocks in their portfolios. These can help provide protection against economic downturns—and cut your overall risk.
These two distributors of Caterpillar heavy equipment continue to see strong cyclical demand for their products. That has pushed up their share prices, but these stocks are still attractive in relation to their projected earnings.
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A: CCL Industries Inc., $58.88, symbol CCL.B on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 177.0 million; Market cap: $10.5 billion; www.cclind.com), mainly makes packaging products for the food, health-care, automotive and personal-care industries....
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Several factors contributed to Brazil’s 2015-2016 recession, one of its worst: political turmoil, corruption at one of the country’s major corporations, volatile commodity prices, and high inflation. However, starting in 2017, the country has slowly emerged from that crisis....