| Returns from shares in emerging markets have been weak since the global financial crisis; the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has a 5-year average annual return of 1.1%, and 1.48% over 10 years.
As the ETF does not use currency hedging, Australian investors are exposed to movements in the underlying currencies. This means the weak Australian dollar has cushioned investors from some of the poor performance – by comparison, the USD version of the same ETF has had an average annual return of -4.71% for the last 5 years...............................................Full Article: Source
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