How have these funds fared in comparison to the emerging markets or BRIC economies? Year to date, iShares Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) is down 18.19%, and EZA has lost 18.75%, AFK down 21.37%, and EGPT has taken a beating, down 42.14%.
From a trailing one year perspective, EZA is outperforming EEM, losing 10.33% versus EEM down 13.90%, while AFK is down 16.21% and EGPT down 39.15%.
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