Previously sturdy frontier market ETFs are also feeling a pinch because of Syria and it is easy to understand why. The iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF (NYSEArca: FM), which has easily outpaced comparable emerging markets funds this year, has dipped 4.4% in the past month. Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Pakistan combine for nearly two-thirds of FM’s weight, highlighting why the ETF has been vulnerable to Syria-induced headwinds.
iShares MSCI Frontier 100 ETF
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