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Yesterday's slow-growing economies might be tomorrow's best places to invest.
The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:IEFA | IEFA Price Prediction) has quietly become one of the year's standout core holdings, trading near $97 after a 8% year-to-date run and a 22% one-year gain.
These three international ETFs offer diversification and surprisingly strong dividends -- with the same low expense ratio of 0.07%.
Buy a broad international fund and you get the world. The good, the bad, and the indebted.
American investors have a home-country problem. Roughly 60% of global market capitalization sits in U.S.
For a decade, owning anything outside the S&P 500 felt like paying tuition to learn a lesson you already knew.
Income investors holding iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (NASDAQ:EUFN | EUFN Price Prediction) are sitting on a fund that has done two things at once: handed them a roughly 3.5% yield and delivered a 28% one-year return.
Electric vehicle sales in China and Europe have reached a threshold or "tipping point" that has triggered an irreversible shift away from their petrol and diesel-powered equivalents. For their article published in Nature Communications, researchers analyzed global sales from 2016–23 and observed that EV sales were increasing exponentially across 32 countries, with the global fleet of electric and hybrid vehicles doubling every 1.5 years.
The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF has managed to outperform the S&P 500 in 2026, notwithstanding relative underperformance since the start of the war in Iran. IEFA invests in companies operating primarily in energy-importing developed markets in Europe and Asia, a poor geographic focus in the current geopolitical climate. Even so, trading at only 18.41x their trailing earnings, IEFA holdings remain attractively valued relative to the S&P 500 even if we account for weaker earnings growth.
Compare how IEFA's broader developed market exposure and higher yield stack up against SCHE's emerging markets focus and tech tilt.
Explore how these two low-cost ETFs differ in market focus, yield, and sector exposure - key factors for portfolio strategy.
IEFA charges a slightly lower expense ratio and offers a higher dividend yield than IEMG. IEMG has delivered a stronger one-year return but with a steeper five-year drawdown.
Whether you're seeking dividend income or emerging markets stocks, these ETFs can deliver.
Megacaps and tech have driven stock market returns over the past few years. That's changed in 2026.
NEOS Investments' high-income ETFs deliver monthly distributions with tax efficiency, leveraging section 1256 options for enhanced yields and lower tax burdens. QQQI, SPYI, and other NEOS equity funds offer yields up to 14.6%, with most distributions classified as return of capital, supporting both income and portfolio diversification. Recent NEOS launches in alternatives—BTCI, NEHI, IAUI, MLPI—expand high-yield, tax-advantaged opportunities, though volatility and distribution variability warrant careful allocation.
Expense, risk, and sector focus set these two ETFs apart-see which aligns better with your global investing strategy.
