Change Things Up: Is Now The Time to Diversify into Emerging Markets?
Emerging markets stocks provide diversified returns in an uncertain market.
Patrick McDonough is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for PGIM Quantitative Solutions working within the Quantitative Equity team. He is responsible for investment strategy as well as portfolio management, research and analysis for Quantitative Equity portfolios. Prior to joining PGIM Quantitative Solutions, Patrick was a Global Portfolio Strategist at State Street Global Advisors, with a focus on quantitative strategies. Previously, Patrick worked at Goldman Sachs, first as a Researcher on the Quantitative Investment Strategies team and then as Co-Head of Systematic Strategies at GSAM AIMS, providing solutions for OCIO and high net worth clients. Patrick was also a Quantitative Portfolio Manager and Researcher for the Multi-Asset Solutions team at AllianceBernstein. He earned a BA in history at the College of the Holy Cross and an MS in quantitative management from the New York University Stern School of Business.
Emerging markets stocks provide diversified returns in an uncertain market.
China’s economic challenges underscore the benefit of distinct China-only and emerging markets ex-China allocations.
Over the past 40 years, the market has changed substantially, becoming more disaggregated and more complex.