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Is it time to reassess your global passive exposure?
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- 22.06.26
It has been difficult to argue against a fire-and-forget investment in a global passive fund over the past 15 years. During this period, the MSCI World Index has gained 475.6%, driven by the exceptional performance of US tech companies. In fact, the US now accounts for more than 70% of the index, with just 10 companies making up over a quarter of the market capitalisation – eight of which are from the technology sector.
Continued heavy investment in global tracker funds leaves investors increasingly exposed to a single sector in a single country, and assumes that investment trends will continue indefinitely. In this article, Artemis outlines the four reasons why these trends may not continue:
- The ‘true' valuation of the US looks expensive
- Overvalued IPOs
- The falling number of share buybacks
- Shifting demographics
Explore these reasons in more detail and discover why investors may need to look beyond the strategies that have driven returns in the past.
