Is This the Worst-Performing Global ETF?
When assessing leaders and laggards among global exchange-traded funds (ETFs), it pays to know what constitutes "global" in the ETF landscape. It's a fund that holds both domestic and foreign assets. That means a global ETF differs from an international counterpart because the international product excludes U.S. securities.
With that housekeeping item out of the way, it's accurate to say basic beta global ETFs are performing well thanks to contributions from both U.S. and international stocks. For example, the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEMKT: VT) is higher by 21.39% this year. That makes it easy to identify offenders among global equity ETFs.
This highly focused ETF is one of the worst in the global lot in 2025. Image source: Getty Images.
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