Russell Frontier & Emerging Markets Indexes: Vietnam, Pakistan, Egypt & Turkey Strong Performers Year-to-Date as of April 30th
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - May 4, 2012) - The Russell Frontier Index returned +5.7% year-to-date as of April 30, 2012, while the Russell Emerging Markets Index returned +13.2% for the same time period. Both indexes are positive year-to-date after exhibiting negative performance in 2011.
Within the Russell Frontier Index, after 2011 when all but one country constituent had negative performance, 75% of countries had positive performance year-to-date as of April 30, with Vietnam, Pakistan and Kenya leading.
Within the Russell Emerging Markets Index, after 2011 when more than 85% of country constituents had negative performance, more than 90% of countries had positive performance year-to-date as of April 30, with Egypt, Turkey and Thailand leading.
"The positive returns we've witnessed this year across many of the emerging and frontier markets is a marked change from last year," said Sarah Lien, Senior Research Analyst for Russell Investments. "Vietnam, for instance, was one of 2011's worst performers but has rebounded very strongly year-to-date. Egypt and Turkey have also posted strong returns in 2012 after geo-political concerns appear to have weighed on these stock markets last year."
Russell Index Returns
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 YTD Returns as Russell Index of 4/30/12 2011 Returns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Frontier Index 5.7% -20.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Emerging Markets Index 13.2% -19.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Frontier Index Country Returns
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 YTD Returns as Russell Frontier Index Country of 4/30/12 2011 Returns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vietnam 35.1% -31.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pakistan 24.2% -12.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenya 21.4% -29.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nigeria 16.1% -26.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ukraine 12.5% -41.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qatar 6.8% 7.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oman 5.3% -10.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tunisia 4.3% -11.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kuwait 1.2% -12.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bangladesh -1.6% -41.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sri Lanka -16.5% -25.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Argentina -16.9% -25.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Emerging Markets Index Country Returns
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russell Emerging Markets Index 2012 YTD Returns as Country of 4/30/12 2011 Returns ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egypt 35.2% -45.3% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkey 27.1% -35.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thailand 26.9% -4.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philippines 26.3% 2.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colombia 22.7% -12.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Arab Emirates (UAE) 22.3% -15.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peru 18.9% -13.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chile 18.4% -22.3% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Poland 16.3% -30.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mexico 15.4% -13.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- India 15.2% -37.6% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Russia 14.8% -20.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- China 13.9% -20.8% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Korea 13.6% -11.0% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Africa 12.8% -14.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Greece 10.7% -56.7% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Taiwan 10.5% -22.2% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Malaysia 8.6% 0.9% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brazil 7.8% -20.1% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indonesia 6.6% 4.4% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portugal -1.8% -27.5% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morocco -4.0% -14.5% ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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