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Updated · Fund Selector Asia · Jun 22
T. Rowe Price Warns EM Index Tech Weight Hit 42% as Taiwan, Korea Top 50%
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Updated · Fund Selector Asia · Jun 22

T. Rowe Price Warns EM Index Tech Weight Hit 42% as Taiwan, Korea Top 50%

1 articles · Updated · Fund Selector Asia · Jun 22

Summary

  • T. Rowe Price said emerging-market equity allocations now carry more hidden technology exposure than many multi-asset investors may realize, raising concentration and correlation risks rather than delivering broad diversification.
  • The shift follows a sharp rally in Taiwanese and South Korean technology and semiconductor stocks, which lifted tech to about 42% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index from 24% at end-2024.
  • Taiwanese and South Korean equities now make up more than 50% of the index, up from less than 30%, while EM stocks have returned 72% over two years versus 41% for developed markets.
  • T. Rowe still stays overweight EM equities, arguing the same reshaping has improved exposure to structural earnings growth tied to AI infrastructure, semiconductors and digital platforms.
  • The firm also raised its overall equity overweight, favors the US and EM over Europe, and deepened its underweight in fixed income while cutting high-yield exposure.

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