FEMO is doing a lot of work in markets this year.
Fabulous Earnings Momentum has pulled ~USD 620 bn of ETF flows into the US in 2026. It explains a lot about how global capital looks today. It does not explain where the most interesting opportunity sits.
Plot every major market on forward PE against 2027 EPS growth expectations.
The US and Taiwan sit in "Expensive High Growth".
Europe, Canada and Australia cluster in "Expensive Low Growth".
South Korea sits in the cheap-and-growing corner. ~8x forward PE paired with EPS growth expectations of ~30% for 2027. Year-to-date, 2027 EPS estimates for Korea have moved up sharply while the trading multiple has compressed. The earnings story is visible in the numbers; the market has not reflected it yet.
Globally, equities appear to be transitioning to an earnings-driven cycle.
AI-led profit growth is concentrated in the US, but it is also surfacing asymmetric opportunities in undervalued, high-growth markets that are not yet on everyone's radar. Korea is one example of where this is visible right now.
This is part of why we continue to look at global equity as a 60:40 mix between developed markets including the US and emerging markets excluding India.
Risks worth watching: any slowdown in the AI cycle, a reversal in US-led flows, or a more hawkish Fed.
For a full breakdown across all asset classes, read more in our monthly multi-asset strategy report: AssetX June’26.
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