Emerging markets stocks are carrying last year's momentum into 2026, and the Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF is benefiting.

Emerging markets have surged recently, returning 14.83% year-to-date and nearly 50% over the past year—far outpacing developed markets.

The S&P 500 is down 1.6% so far in 2026. Meanwhile, emerging markets are up sharply, developed international markets are outperforming, and a decade-long valuation gap between US and non-US equities is finally closing.

By Summer Zhen HONG KONG, March 23 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds' selling of emerging Asia market stocks last week was the most since April 2025 amid heightened risk aversion, according to a Goldman Sachs client note seen by Reuters.

Once a top pick among emerging-market investors, local-currency debt is quickly becoming a pain trade. After months being boosted by a weaker dollar, slowing inflation and interest-rate cuts, the bonds have delivered a loss of more than 4.

Columbia Emerging Markets Fund returned 3.47% in Q4 2025, trailing its benchmark. Read the full analysis for more details.

Two pilots killed in New York runway collision, Trump deploys ICE to strained US airports In Washington, there ​was little sign the standoff between Trump's Republicans and opposition Democrats would end soon.

Asian shares are slipping in morning trading, as oil prices continued to climb after President Donald Trump’s latest comments dashed hopes for an early end to the war in Iran. Benchmarks fell