Emerging Markets' 'Reasonable Performance' Expected, Abbot Downing Says

The video discusses the inflows into emerging market ETFs and their performance during the U.S. market downturn in 2018. Despite underperforming for the full year, emerging markets showed strong performance in the last months of 2018. The video predicts that if global growth remains steady, emerging markets could perform well in 2019, partly due to their current valuation discounts.

What is the main focus of the initial discussion regarding emerging market ETFs?

• The performance of developed market ETFs

• The outflows from emerging market ETFs

• The inflows into emerging market ETFs

• The decline of U.S. market ETFs

How did emerging markets perform in the last few months of 2018?

• They underperformed compared to the full year

• They performed similarly to developed markets

• They outperformed significantly

• They had no notable performance

What was the overall performance of emerging markets for the year 2018?

• Below average compared to developed markets

• Above average compared to developed markets

• Not mentioned in the discussion

• Equal to developed markets

What factors are expected to influence emerging market performance in 2019?

• Trade agreements and tariffs

• Political stability and currency strength

• Interest rates and inflation

• Global economic growth and valuation discounts

What is one reason for the potential positive performance of emerging markets in 2019?

• High valuation premiums

• Severe valuation discounts

• Stable political environments

• Strong currency performance