ETFs & Mutual Funds

Argentina ETF Sees Record Inflows as Traders Buy Milei’s Efforts

  • ARGT saw $144 million of inflows last week, the most on record
  • Investors are optimistic about Milei’s shock therapy, economy

Javier Milei

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An exchange-traded fund tracking Argentine stocks saw record inflows as Wall Street embraces President Javier Milei’s efforts to quell inflation and reverse years of endemic budget deficits.

The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF, known by its ticker ARGT, absorbed $144 million of inflows for the week that ended on Nov. 22, with $88 million coming in on Friday alone, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The fund, which is a vehicle for traders to pile into equity bets on a country where access to local markets is complicated by capital controls, saw assets jump roughly seven-fold from $104 million when Milei took office to some $750 million on Monday.