Markets delivered widely divergent performance results last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. US real estate investment trusts (VNQ) surged 4.6% for the five trading days through May 6, posting the strongest total return by far among the major asset classes. Meanwhile, emerging market stocks (VWO)–the worst performer–tumbled a hefty 4.2% last week in total return terms.
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