Global Markets Crushed US Stocks In 2025 — ETFs Investors Are Watching Now

After a decade-plus reign of U.S. market supremacy, global equities seem to be making a comeback; and with them, ETFs tracking international stocks are increasingly on investors' radar. The Morningstar Global Markets ex-US Index surged about 32% in 2025, nearly double the 17% return of the U.S. market benchmark, raising the question of whether a broader portfolio rotation might be underway.

ETFs Capturing The Global Momentum

The broad international ETFs have been clear beneficiaries. TheSPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF(NYSE:SPDW), which holds over 2,300 developed-market stocks ex-U.S., climbed more than 30% over the past...