Global X MSCI Argentina ETF

ARGT

Market cap $873M

President Javier Milei aims on Tuesday to persuade investors that Argentina's economic turnaround can stay on track even as war ​in Iran pushes oil prices higher, strengthens the dollar and rattles emerging markets.

Malcolm Dorson, Global X senior emerging markets portfolio manager and SVP head of active investment team, and Cinthia Murphy, VettaFi director of research, join CNBC's Dom Chu on 'ETF Edge' to discuss how investors are assessing the Iran War's impact on their portfolio, bright spots in emerging markets and if the international outperformance can continue to rack up gains despite the risks.

It's a remarkable turnaround for Argentina, which had an economy near hyperinflation and a treasury headed for one more bankruptcy some 25 months ago.

Javier Milei's party midterm victory effectively extends his window of governability by at least another year and a half. Argentine equities continued to benefit from falling inflation, a strengthening external balance, and lower country risk, with the EMBI dropping below 500 bps for the first time in several years. Future upside for ARGT depends on continued reforms, political stability, and further compression of sovereign spreads to support multiple expansion.

Most investors seeking emerging market exposure reach for a broad fund. ARGT is for a different kind of investor: one with a specific view on Argentina's economic trajectory who wants concentrated, high-conviction exposure to that view.

Investors poured twice as much into emerging markets in January as in all of 2025, betting on a weaker dollar and hedging U.S. risk.

Argentina enters 2026 with a clearer and more constructive macro setup, where easing inflation, lower political risk, and a more predictable policy framework are starting to reshape market expectations. ARGT's performance suggests the market is pricing a reduction in risk rather than peak optimism, leaving room for further upside as normalization continues and visibility improves across key sectors. Valuations in banks, energy and utilities remain supportive, reflecting early stages of repricing rather than fully discounted growth, especially in a context of improving macro and policy signals.

The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF ( NYSEARCA:ARGT ) has delivered a 233% gain over the past five years, riding optimism around President Javier Milei's radical economic reforms.

October's top ETF gainers included the likes of AMDU, ARGT, WGMI and HYDR. These ETFs soared as AI, crypto, and reform optimism drove markets higher.

Argentine President Javier Milei's latest win strengthens his hand in pursuing economic reforms with the backing of his government. The peso enjoyed a boost and reform hopes rose, but veterans like Hans Humes warn that austerity still squeezes Argentina's middle class and businesses.