Fund manager Q&A: Emerging markets funds

By Alex Veiga, The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Investors have been betting heavily on emerging markets stocks this year, and the strategy appears to be paying off.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Investment Market Index, which covers securities across developing nations, is up nearly 16 percent this year, according to FactSet. Compare that with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which is up 7.2 percent.
Fund investors are piling in. Through the first four months of this year, net flows