[1] To be fair, the decision to not hedge the currency exposure in international equities during the past decade had a lot to do with the weak U.S. dollar against major currencies.
[2] Over the long term, hedged and unhedged international equity portfolios have tended to perform similarly.
This article was written by Ayn Soe, senior direction, index research & design, S&P Dow Jones Indices.
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