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20:53
Aug 28
Aug 28
Stay invested in equities.
Investors can continue to hold equities because there is broad momentum across large-cap, small-cap, and international markets, and around $7 trillion of cash on the sidelines is likely to be redeployed into equities as earnings momentum continues.
MED
15:02
Aug 28
Aug 28
Overweight ex-US equities versus US.
He says the opportunity set is shifting outside the US: for years non-US equities failed to beat expectations despite cheaper valuations, but now his team is finding more companies outside the US outperforming expectations. He believes a global framework probably outperforms a pure US framework as it did last year.
HIGH
17:32
Aug 27
Aug 27
Broaden portfolios into small-caps, international, and gold.
Despite expected seasonal volatility, double-digit earnings growth bodes well for the broader market. Investors should maintain a broad, diversified portfolio rather than concentrating in mega-caps, finding strong momentum in small-caps, international equities, Bitcoin, and gold, with the latter two acting as debasement trades.
HIGH
20:32
Aug 26
Aug 26
US leadership fading; ex-US equities attractive.
US equities began underperforming global equities in 2025: the relative of S&P 500 vs MSCI World ex-US has turned down with lower highs and lower lows, signaling other equity indices are more attractive even as investors remain concentrated in US AI mega-caps.
HIGH
21:17
Aug 24
Aug 24
Prefer large-cap quality and S&P 500.
Since the June peak in earnings revision breadth led by semiconductors, market leadership has shifted to quality factors such as high free cash flow, high gross margins, stable sales growth, and low capex to sales. The S&P 500 is one of the highest-quality benchmarks, so index leadership is unlikely to fade and may strengthen. Wilson currently likes large-cap quality stocks and the S&P 500 over international peers.
HIGH
20:59
Aug 24
Aug 24
International stocks reversing and attracting flows.
Many investors have unintentionally overpivoted to US equities by not rebalancing after the US run, leaving them roughly 2-5% underweight international equities versus strategic long-term allocations. They would benefit from systematically selling some US equity positions and reallocating to international equities to restore strategic weights.
HIGH
17:44
Aug 24
Aug 24
International equities resilient, outperforming in 2025.
After U.S.-dominated markets in 2023 and 2024, international markets showed resilience and outperformance in 2025, which is driving investor interest and flows into international index products. Investors are beginning to see the strategic benefit of international investing.
HIGH
23:00
Aug 13
Aug 13
MSCI ex-China ex-US should outperform.
Faria also expects the MSCI index excluding China and excluding the United States to perform well, offering another way to internationalize while avoiding China and the US-only exposure.
LOW
22:20
Aug 13
Aug 13
International equities offer strong valuations.
International equities offer a compelling trifecta of strong valuations, easier liquidity from central banks, and accelerated earnings growth, making them attractive as capital is scarcer there compared to the US.
HIGH
21:44
Aug 12
Aug 12
Active managers beat passive outside large caps
Davi argues the S&P 500 is historically concentrated and passive is crowded, so with dispersion and volatility high, active managers are now outperforming in midcap, small cap, active fixed income, emerging markets and overseas markets, and investors should tilt away from passive large-cap US equities.
HIGH
19:56
Aug 07
Aug 07
Dollar weakness boosts international equity returns.
The dollar has been falling for two years and is expected to weaken further, amplifying returns on international investments. US investors are severely underweight international equities (less than 36% allocation vs. 64% global market cap), creating a strong tailwind and a diversification opportunity.
MED
18:10
Aug 07
Aug 07
Rotate to small caps and international.
The best way to beat the S&P 500, which is heavily weighted toward tech and at risk from regulation, is to rotate into small‑cap stocks or international equities, both of which have been outperforming and offer non‑tech exposure.
MED
11:57
Aug 05
Aug 05
International equities undervalued vs US.
International equity valuations are more modest than US; they have been hit harder by energy prices and are discounting a worse Iran outcome; resolution would be more positively elastic for them, offering upside.
MED
07:45
Aug 03
Aug 03
Rest of world outperforms US equities on AI democratization
New Chinese AI models threaten the hyperscaler business model by democratizing AI returns. This means the disproportionate gains priced into US stocks from the AI theme will fade, leading to rest-of-world equities outperforming US stocks, continuing a theme of the last 18 months.
HIGH
11:33
Jul 27
Jul 27
Middle East calm pressures US tech, dollar.
If we continue to get good news on the Middle East de-escalation, some of the large US tech companies could come under pressure and the dollar would weaken, as the market shifts focus toward non-US companies and economies that can benefit from technology.
MED
17:00
Jun 24
Jun 24
Overweight international stocks now.
International equities, especially emerging markets like South Korea and Taiwan, are participating in the AI trade and outperforming the U.S. this year. Overweighting international stocks now makes sense as a tactical allocation while the broadening of AI benefits the rest of the world.
MED
22:56
Jun 18
Jun 18
Rotation from Mega-cap Tech continues strongly
The rotation out of the Magnificent Seven has more legs as small caps, mid-caps, foreign equities, and the equal-weight S&P 500 outperform. These beneficiaries can adopt the AI trade and become more efficient, sustaining the broad market rally.
MED
17:03
Jun 15
Jun 15
Non-US equities extremely cheap, rotate
Non-US equity markets are trading at 50-year relative lows to the US, and a secular rotation out of US big tech into international value and emerging markets is due. Specific value found in UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Brazil.
HIGH
20:00
May 28
May 28
Diversify into international equity markets.
The US equity market now represents about 70% of the global equity market, which appears near its limit. Other international equity markets offer better yield and diversification benefits. With US valuations stretched and the potential for a growth shock, it makes sense to ‘shop around the world’ for more attractive equity exposure outside the US.
MED
11:36
May 28
May 28
New secular bull in international markets
A new secular bull market has started in Japan, Europe, and emerging markets excluding China. The opportunity to diversify outside the US is one of the greatest in history, as US tech leadership will eventually wane and international markets will become the new leaders.
HIGH
22:26
May 08
May 08
Prefer international equities for diversification
Valuation spreads between the U.S. and the rest of the world are at extreme levels, and earnings are starting to accelerate outside the U.S. as well. This creates an opportunity for international diversification, even though the U.S. has outperformed for 15 years. Long waves suggest periods of U.S. underperformance are likely, so maintaining exposure outside the U.S. is important.
HIGH
20:41
May 06
May 06
International equities are cheaper value.
General Atlantic has shifted its portfolio from 60% US / 40% rest of world to the opposite, finding great opportunities internationally because valuations are roughly 50% cheaper than in the US. The tech waves and business model innovations are happening globally, making ex-US equities an attractive value play.
MED
08:33
Feb 25
Feb 25
"We're in a multiyear trend of US underperformance after a 14 year trend of U.S. outperformance... Many stocks in the world are not particularly expensive. US stocks are still expensive." The speaker identifies a regime shift where capital rotates out of expensive US markets into cheaper international markets. To capture this "Rest of World" outperformance, one should buy broad international indices excluding the US. LONG international equities to capture the valuation gap and rotation. Continued US tech dominance or a global recession that strengthens the USD (flight to safety).
22:00
Feb 23
Feb 23
The S&P 500 has a 17% overweight to Technology compared to the "Rest of World" index (ACWX). Conversely, ACWX is heavily weighted towards Financials, Industrials, and Materials. Investors face a binary choice: stick with the US "hyper-investment" model or diversify. If the AI capex bet fails to pay off, the "American Exceptionalism" trade (which relies on tech dominance) unwinds. Capital must go somewhere, and it will flow to the valuation discount and cyclical bias of international markets. Long ACWX acts as a hedge against US Tech concentration risk. The recent move (ACWX outperforming US by 11% in 100 days) is statistically extreme (2-3 standard deviations), suggesting a potential short-term mean reversion or pullback before the trend continues.
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