WisdomTree Insights

French First-Round Elections: Le Pen’s Party Scratches at the Majority
by Christopher Gannatti, CFA, Aneeka Gupta

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) led the first round of the French parliamentary elections, signaling potential gridlock in parliament or a power-sharing scenario with President Macron. Chris Gannatti explains how this political uncertainty, along with France’s fiscal challenges, has caused market disruptions and highlights the importance of focusing on global businesses that are less impacted by local political issues.

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Europe Currency Hedged Equity
Why India Remains Our Favorite Emerging Markets Growth Story Post-Election
by Ayush Babel, Jeremy Schwartz, CFA
Following India’s 2024 election, Modi promised bold reforms in his third term and pledged to grow India to the third-largest economy in the world by the end of this decade. Ayush Babel and Jeremy Schwartz discuss where they see the future of India’s economy heading and why India continues to be one of our favorite emerging markets growth stories. 
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India Emerging Markets Currency Hedged Equity
Cheers to 10 Years of IHDG
by Brian Manby, CFA
The WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG) recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary on May 7. Brian Manby reviews the Fund’s performance and highlights the benefits of its static currency hedge. 
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International Hedged Dividend Growth Currency Hedged Equity
A New Approach to Indian Equities
by Alejandro Saltiel, CFA

Sparked by the strong economy, stock market performance and favorable business conditions in India, foreign investors are showing renewed enthusiasm for Indian equities. The actual cost of hedging exposure to the Indian rupee (INR) has been decreasing for years. Alejandro Saltiel introduces a new fund to help investors seeking to capitalize on this strong performance potential: the WisdomTree India Hedged Equity Fund (INDH).

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India Emerging Markets Currency Hedged Equity
Surprise: How a Europe-Focused ETF Beat the S&P 500 over the Last Three Years
by Christopher Gannatti, CFA
U.S. market leadership has been well established for much of the last 15 years, but it might surprise a number of readers to learn some European ETFs outperformed the U.S. over the last three years—so long as those ETFs employed a currency-hedged approach. To demonstrate this, Christopher Gannatti compares European to U.S. equities. 
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Currency Hedged Equity Europe
How to Experience a 35-Year Record High in Japan
by Christopher Gannatti, CFA
Who would've predicted that, during the first quarter of 2024, we would see record high in Japan's Nikkei 225 Index equity market? Christopher Gannatti discusses this new high after 35 years and compares different ETF strategies for investing in Japanese and US equities including our Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ).
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Currency Hedged Equity Japan
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