outpaced U.S. diversified stock funds by a wide margin. The average world fund rose 3.7%, outpacing domestic stock funds, which eked out a small gain. World equity funds are up 9.1% in the first two months of the year.Japanese funds were the big winners, rising 9.9% in February, as investors embraced newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi's pro-growth, pro-stimulus policies. For the year, Japanese funds are up 15.9%.Emerging markets funds continued their impressive performance, tacking on another 5.3% ...