Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Q1 2025 Commentary
Source: SeekingAlpha
2025-05-21 09:15:00 ET
Summary
- In the first quarter, the Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio rose in absolute terms and outperformed its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
- Stock selection in the industrials and financials sectors boosted relative performance, as did stock selection in Brazil and Thailand.
- Stock selection in the communication services and health care sectors undercut relative performance, as did stock selection in South Africa and China.
Market Overview
Equity markets in the developing world, as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, advanced 2.9% in the first quarter, as speculation about the scope of the impending US tariff policy hung over markets and sparked uncertainty about the global economic outlook. The US unveiled its tariff plans on 2 April. While equity markets in the developing world recorded a gain in the period, those in the developed world retreated, as did the US stock market....
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