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INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES
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A weaker dollar, stronger earnings estimates and China reopening could mean more opportunities for international stocks.
Why consider international always
The average advisor managed portfolio is significantly overweight to U.S. stocks.1 U.S. equities are capturing less exposure to global growth and innovation year over year,2 making diversifying to international more important than ever.
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BlackRock offers a broad range of strategies that empower you to invest internationally in the
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1 Source: BlackRock as of 12/31/2022. U.S. stocks as a percentage of total stock allocation across 20,052 model portfolios analyzed by BlackRock.
2 Source: Thomson Reuters DataStream, 3 year rolling revenue growth as of 12/31/2022, based on companies in the S&P 500 index.
3 Source: BlackRock, Bloomberg, Markit, chart by iShares Investment Strategy. ETF groupings determined by BlackRock, Markit. As of 1/31/23. https://www.ishares.com/us/insights/flow-and-tell-january-2023#january-etf-flows
4 Source: Forbes as of 08/29/2022, "U.S. Dollar Hits 20-Year High: Here’s What That Means."
5 Source: npr as of 01/17/2023, "China's economic growth falls to 3% in 2022 but slowly reviving."
6 Source: Corporate earnings before income, taxes, and depreciation (“EBITDA”) margins and consensus analyst earnings estimates via Bloomberg, as of 1/6/2023. The term "Overseas companies" refers to public companies included in the EAFE index, which covers 21 developed countries, excluding Canada and the United States.
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Investing involves risk, including possible loss of principal.
International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity, less government regulation and the possibility of substantial volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments. These risks often are heightened for investments in emerging/ developing markets or in concentrations of single countries.
There can be no assurance that performance will be enhanced or risk will be reduced for funds that seek to provide exposure to certain quantitative investment characteristics ("factors"). Exposure to such investment factors may detract from performance in some market environments, perhaps for extended periods. In such circumstances, a fund may seek to maintain exposure to the targeted investment factors and not adjust to target different factors, which could result in losses.
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