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Similar Factor Behavior Across Markets
- Equity characteristics and portfolio design choices are more similar across geographies than different, driven by universal behavioral biases and risk compensations.
- Differences (data, regulation) matter but usually adjust implementation rather than overturn the core approach.
Emerging Equities Have A Generational Premium
- AQR estimates emerging equities offer an unusually large expected premium versus developed markets over 5–10 years based on yield methods.
- Emerging market volatility has fallen and diversification benefits risen, increasing the asset class appeal.
China Affects Weight Not The Opportunity
- Removing China from EM analyses hardly changes AQR's conclusions; the emerging opportunity persists ex-China.
- China poses unique geopolitical/regulatory risks but shunning it can create tracking-error and opportunity-cost issues.