Emerging market ETFs surge after Fed holds off tapering

The Fed's decision to keep its monthly bond-buying stimulus intact has boosted emerging markets ETFs after a rough year

The floodgates are open for the markets’ largest emerging market stock ETFs after the Fed opts to keep its monthly bond-buying stimulus intact.

The $50 billion Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets and the $40 billion iShares MSCI Emerging Markets jump more than 2% to their highest levels since May. Left for dead by some investors earlier this year, traders say it's the big post-FOMC slide in the dollar that's helping drive up EM stocks.

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