Balchunas on an Outperforming Emerging-Markets ETF (Audio) + MORE

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May 30 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas
discusses two exchange-traded funds that focus on
emerging-market countries. One of them has gained 17.4 percent
so far this year. The other is up 39.6 percent. Bloomberg
Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds.

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