International Equities: Waitin’ on a Sunny Day

November 14, 2022 | Evan Frazier, CFA, CAIA, Senior Research Analyst, Julia Sheehan, Associate Research Analyst

In recent years, international stocks have underperformed their domestic counterparts by a significant margin. Specifically, the MSCI ACWI ex-US index has compounded annual returns at just 3.3% over the last decade through the end of October, compared to an annualized return of 12.8% for the S&P 500 index. This current stretch marks the longest period of relative outperformance on a trailing 5-year basis for either index since the early 2000s.

This newsletter examines a host of factors that have contributed to this pattern of performance, including differences in composition between U.S. and international equity indices, currency movements, and geopolitics and analyzes the diversification benefits of international equity allocations within portfolios despite performance challenges.

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