
indirect commodity exposure. For example, funds that specialize in Russia and Canada, the largest of which are ING Russia LETRX and Fidelity Canada FICDX, have very high commodity weightings (typically around 50% of assets) because of the prominence
are not there. Active global EM funds are the best way to go for inexperienced investors: WAEMX, TREMX, MINDX, TEMMX, LETRX , GEGAX, ODMAX, MAPTX, MDLTX, OBCHX ; other funds mentioned FEMKX, IPOAX, GOPAX, GBRAX, GEMAX, LDMOX, PRMSX, MDLTX
track records . Conclusion It would be tempting to conclude these funds won't succeed over the long term . But ING Russia's LETRX 10 - year annualized return of 21 . 5 % ( through May 26 ) , which trounces the MSCI EAFE Index's 0 . 5 % return over that
What do you think of the following portfolio's asset allocation? oakbx 20.00% fairx 10.00% usagx 5.00% prlax 5.00% tremx 5.00% letrx 5.00% mindx 5.00% obchx 5.00% tarex 5.00% cgmfx 10.00% jmnax 10.00% ryotx 5.00% ssgrx 5.00% dodfx 5.00
This surging mutual fund has some new competition.
High expense ratio.Invests in a country with rudimentary securities regulation and little attention paid to shareholder rights.Could take severe hits from political instability or currency collapse.Huge concentration in individual stocks, especially top holdings. Highly exposed to commodity
world, several other single-country emerging-markets funds make this year's international leaders' board. ING Russia LETRX has soared 56% and trails only three funds for the year to date through Nov. 30, for example, whereas Matthews India MINDX
the shorter-term international leaders lists. ING Russia LETRX leads all other overseas offerings with a 36% gain for the ..... Fidelity Advisor Korea FAKAX, iShares Taiwan EWT, ING Russia LETRX , and Third Millennium Russia all have five-year standard
political and financial troubles swirling around market heavyweight Yukos Oil. At the end of April, one Russia fund, ING Russia LETRX , had more than 14% of its assets stashed in Yukos, which was its top holding. That fund has dropped 13.4% in the three
former communist countries in Europe appear prominently on the charts of five-year winners through April 15, 2004. ING Russia LETRX and Third Millennium Russia TMRFX claim the top two spots in the Europe-stock category, with annualized gains of 52% and