The Dimensional International Value ETF (NYSEARCA: DFIV ) holds large and mid-size companies outside the U.S. It is an actively managed fund that favors stocks trading at lower valuations and have strong profitability metrics. This factor blend has been centralJoseph Jones is a professor at The University of Southern Mississippi. He focuses on portfolio construction from a dividend growth investment perspective. The insights expressed in his research are solely his own; they may not represent the views or f ...

Markets keep chugging ahead despite everything going on in the world, contributing to swollen valuations just about everywhere you look. A handful of areas remain undervalued despite broader growth. Though international stocks have lagged for a long time, but clawed back lost ground in 2025.Even still, the portfolios of some international value ETFs are still undervalued more than halfway through 2025. If stock prices converge with their fair value estimates, it could offer compelling upside for investors. ...