BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 ISSUE
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR How ETFs Stack Up against Their Rivals EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND RETURN* ISHARES MSCI-JAPAN +5.2% ISHARES MSCI-GERMANY +14.8 ISHARES MSCI-MALAYSIA -6.3 ISHARES MSCI-FRANCE +26.8 ISHARES MSCI-SINGAPORE -2.1 ISHARES MSCI-AUSTRALIA +1.5 ISHARES MSCI-CANADA +21.9 ISHARES MSCI-MEXICO +4.2 CLOSED-END FUND MARKET RETURN* JAPAN EQUITY FUND -7.9% NEW GERMANY FUND +16.0 MALAYSIA FUND -22.8 FRANCE GROWTH FUND +30.1 SINGAPORE FUND -10.8 FIRST AUSTRALIA FUND +2.5 CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS +3.4 MEXICO FUND -3.3 * Three-year average annual return through Aug. 25 DATA: WIESENBERGER, THOMSON FINANCIAL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS The New Global Investor CHART: Global Markets Are Growing Fast...Shrinking the U.S.'s Dominance...And Internet Use Abroad CHART: The Case for Global Sector Investing Conquering a Slice of the World TABLE: Spanning the Globe All Abroad for Exchange-Traded Funds TABLE: How ETFs Stack Up against Their Rivals A Talk with a Global Strategist TABLE: Sargen's Picks VIDEO: Investing in the Global Village So Who Needs Foreign Investing? TABLE: Global Action Around the World in 80 Clicks TABLE: Going Global with the Web INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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