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VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MKTS ALL CAP IDXVEE.TOTOP PICKJun 08, 2017Stock 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.
The one thing he always tells people they should be looking at, because emerging markets are such an important part of where investors, who want some kind of growth, need to be.