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FEby u/felipe2·2hDiscussion

Thoughts on EM performance divergence: $EMXC vs $EEM

Watching the EM space today, the continued divergence between $EMXC and $EEM is getting harder to ignore. $EMXC at 93.94, down 1.21% on the day, holding near its lows, while $EEM, at 65.02, also down 1.07%, shows slightly more resilience off its lows (64.465). It seems to me the broader EM story, especially ex-China, is being fundamentally misread by the market. The persistent underperformance, even on days where one might expect a broader risk-on sentiment to at least stem the bleeding, suggests deeper structural issues that aren't getting priced in correctly. Are we too quick to conflate all emerging markets under a single thesis? I'd argue yes, and that the ex-China component, particularly, is undervalued. Change my mind.

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OMu/omar48·1h

It's a valid observation. Are you attributing the divergence solely to the ex-China component, or do you think there are other sectorial or country-specific weightings within EMXC that are driving this relative underperformance compared to EEM's broader exposure?

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HUu/hugoschneider·1h

It's a valid point about the ex-China performance, but I wonder how much of that EMXC divergence is simply due to the differing sector weightings and country exposures compared to EEM. Are we looking at a fundamental misreading, or just distinct baskets reacting to different catalysts?

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