ING Groep N.V.

Anheuser-Busch (AHBIF) had the highest mean-return-to-volatility ratio of 6.7% compared to FEZ’s other performers.

It’s important to remember that the ECB (European Central Bank) hasn’t officially announced that it’s discussing tapering

Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund overview The Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund (FAIDX) primarily invests in non-US securities and prefers common stocks for investing in equities. Its assets are spread across multiple regions. The fund’s management uses a fundamental analysis of factors such as an issuer’s financial condition and industry position, as well as market […]

Consumer staples have been the biggest positive contributors to the USIFX in YTD 2016.

The USAA International Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in foreign equities.

The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund Investor Shares (VEURX) has fallen 3.2% year-to-date (or YTD). Let’s see why.

The Europe 30 ProFund Investor Class (UEPIX) has risen 1.9% YTD (year-to-date). It’s one of only two funds in this review to have risen in the period.

The USAA International Fund (USIFX) invests at least 80% of its assets in foreign equities.

The Columbia European Equity Fund – Class A (AXEAX) fell 3.7% in 1Q16, making it a below-average performer among the 12 funds in this review.

Along with a negative information ratio, PEUGX also posted a negative alpha in the one-year period ended March 15, 2016. This placed it tenth among the 12 funds in this review.

Even though participants were expecting the ECB to take measures on March 10 to stoke inflationary pressure in the Eurozone, the announcements at the meeting took most by surprise.

US Treasury yields jumped across the yield curve for the week ended March 11, 2016, after Mario Draghi announced an interest rate cut in the Eurozone.

The AB International Growth Fund is invested in companies like Roche Holding (RHHBY), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), ING Groep (ING), TAL Education Group (XRS), and Tata Motors (TTM).

European stocks began the year with a lot of hope pinned on them for providing capital appreciation in the year.

In mid-2008, the ECB raised interest rates to 4.25%, keeping a hawkish stance to control mounting inflation pressures. But in September 2014, it cut interest rates to a record low of 0.05%.

By assigning five of Novo Banco’s 52 senior bonds to Banco Espirito Santo, the Bank of Portugal defied the principle of pari passu.

The continuous fall in commodity and crude oil prices was one of the major factors behind the banking industry’s poor performance in 2015.

Anheuser-Busch (BUD) provided the positive return of 22% in FEZ in 2015. Currently, the stock is trading at 114.6 euros. Its 52-week high is 119.65 euros.

The Eurozone’s economy provided a modest GDP (gross domestic product) growth rate of 0.4% in 2015. It was below the consensus estimate.

The EU’s (European Union) GDP (gross domestic product) depends on the service sector. The service sector contributes ~73.90% towards the EU’s (EZU) GDP.

On December 18, 2015, the stocks at the top of the SPDR Euro STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ) were Total, Muenchener Rueckver, Volkswagen, Sanofi, and ING Groep.

On Friday, December 11, 2015, the stocks at the top of FEZ were Industria De Diseno, Sanofi (SNY), UniCredit, ING Groep, and L’Oréal. It’s worth noting that all these stocks had negative returns that day.

Yesterday, the stocks at the top of the SPDR Euro Stoxx 50 ETF (FEZ) were Volkswagen (VLKAY), Repsol, Total (TOT), ENI (EAA), and ING Groep (ING).

On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, All of FEZ’s major losers belonged to the banking industry. All the banking stocks were trading below their respective moving averages.

The ECB (European Central Bank) announced its monetary policy decision on December 3, 2015, outlining several decisions.

The ECB declared its key policy decisions after its meeting on December 3, 2015. The ECB’s Chief announced major moves at a press conference.

Financials have maintained their status as the largest sector In the Putnam Europe Equity Fund throughout the one-year period ended October 2015.

The Thornburg International Value Fund – Class A requires a minimum initial investment of $5,000. Investors who wish to add to their accounts must do so in multiples of $100.

Of the top-performing holdings of the SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria had the lowest mean return-to-volatility ratio at 1.3%.

The SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (FEZ), which tracks the performances of European equities, fell 1.0% on November 13 and closed at $35.19.

With a mean return of 0.41% and volatility of 9.7%, Total SA (TOT) outperformed Société Generale during this period. Société Generale had a mean return-to-volatility ratio of 3.1%.

Relative value in Europe has been strengthened by the ECB’s Asset Quality Review, the depreciation of the euro, and the inherent fundamental strength of the European economy and cheaper energy prices.

In the software space, SAP (SAP) gave a positive return. In the banking space, all banks gave negative return except for Unicredito (UNCFF).

Stock performances of the top three contributors to the SPDR Euro Stoxx 50 ETF were driven by factors such as cloud computing and volume growth.

The Ivy European Opportunities Fund fell 5.5% in August from a month ago—the least among the six mutual funds under this review. Beyond this period, the fund’s performance has been less impressive.

The Fidelity Advisor Europe Fund’s July 2015 portfolio was focused on the financials, industrials, and healthcare sectors, with exposures of 25.3%, 22.7%, and 21.5%, respectively.

As of August 2015, the Fidelity Advisor Europe Fund was managing assets worth $1.45 billion. Founded in 1986, the fund’s net expense ratio is 1.35%.

Investment-grade bond funds witnessed outflows for the week ended September 2—marking their sixth successive week of outflows.

US corporates were the highest issuers of high-grade bonds in August 2015, making up 35.4% of all issues. Yankee bond issuers came in second.

Flows into investment-grade bond funds were negative for the week ended August 12—marking the third consecutive week of outflows.

US financials were the highest issuers of high-grade bonds in the week ended August 14, making up 37.7% of all issuance.

Markit Economics’ Final Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index report for July exceeded expectations despite the Greek crisis.

The gross premiums written in Life and Health insurance increased by 9.7% when compared with the first quarter of the previous year, reaching 18.82 billion euros.

Yankee bonds continued to dominate primary market issuance in the week to April 10. These bonds made up 40.7% of all the issues.

Corporate investment-grade issuance surged to $20.525 billion in the primary markets in the week to April 10, 2015—413.1% higher than the issuance the previous week.