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Shuli Ren, Columnist

Value Investing Is Getting a MAGA Bump

Donald Trump’s economic agenda is turning international value traps into gold mines.

Trump’s unconventional economic policies are forcing global asset managers to look diversify.

Photographer: Nick Paleologos/Bloomberg

Value investing has been out of style for over a decade. Even Warren Buffett, who began his career as a deep-value investor, flipped the formula and favored quality businesses.

But cheap, unloved companies outside of the US are starting to outperform. Year-to-date, international value stocks beat the S&P 500 by more than 10 percentage points.