Emerging-market stocks are back on top in April after punishing Iran selloff. Why they can keep on climbing.

An emerging markets ETF surged in April, but it is still lagging the S&P 500 since the start of the Iran conflict. The article frames the move as a relative-performance update tied to geopolitics rather than a fundamental shift in earnings or policy. Market impact is limited, though the conflict backdrop may affect risk appetite and positioning in EM assets.

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An emerging markets ETF surged in April, but it is still lagging the S&P 500 since the start of the Iran conflict. The article frames the move as a relative-performance update tied to geopolitics rather than a fundamental shift in earnings or policy. Market impact is limited, though the conflict backdrop may affect risk appetite and positioning in EM assets.