International equities in developed markets ex-US led continued to steer the most important asset courses in August, based mostly on a set of ETFs. Final month’s rally strengthened the year-to-date management for these shares, which proceed outperform the remainder of the sector by a large margin.
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) rallied 4.4% final month, the fund’s greatest month-to-month advance since January. A powerful second-place performer in August: international property securities (VNQI), with a 4.2% enhance. VEA and VNQI are additionally 2025’s first- and second-place return leaders, respectively, for the most important asset courses via final month’s shut.
A broad measure of commodities (GSG) was the one loser for the most important assert courses final month through slight loss. In the meantime, US small-cap shares (IJR) proceed to wrestle this 12 months whereas gold (GLD) prolonged a scorching year-to-year rally.
The International Market Index (GMI) prolonged its sturdy run to date this 12 months with a 2.6% rally in August. The month-to-month advance marks the fifth straight month-to-month advance. 12 months to this point, GMI is up 12.4%, reflecting a strong rally for this multi-asset-class benchmark.
GMI is an unmanaged benchmark (maintained by CapitalSpectator.com) that holds all the most important asset courses (besides money) in market-value weights through ETFs and represents a aggressive benchmark for globally diversified multi-asset-class portfolio methods.
