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VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MKTS ALL CAP IDXVEE.TOWEAK BUYOct 30, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 19, 2026. Market Open.
VEE vs. XID VEE covers EM. XID: India has a young working population who speak English. India fits well into global commerce. If they build their infrastructure, India will do well. Problem is, everyone knows India's long-term story and already have high expectations. India has been underperforming the past year, so he wants to see India cheaper and offer better performance before stepping in. Wait. Look at SCIF for India small-caps For EM, focus on Asian EMs, so go with GMF-N instead of VEE.
XID vs VEE (India vs. EM) VEE is Asia-ex Japan. It contains some major India stocks, plus Korea and China. With XID, you're making a country call. Do you know something about India that the world does not? He is not a country allocator. Take a look at Forstrong ETFs (https://www.forstrong.com/) which actively manage their funds, and you need that if you're so country-specific.
An ETF has no fund manager. Fees are lower. He is a big fan of ETFs. This one has the lowest fees in the area. They have been coming back. Emerging markets have been a tough place to be. This would be the one but he would favour local markets right now. He is not a big proponent of diversification just for the sake of it. Buy the trend.