(Reporter) Jacobs broke the story that Gianforte (GOP candidate) holds $250,000 in Russian stocks.

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25. I agree w you, w almost all you have said. Too many are

are tied to Russians, and maybe this guy is. I just don't think investing in an ishares ETF is evidence of a tie to Russia and those companies are probably in 50 ETFs, and also mutual funds. I have no idea, but it is a lot.
One common trade is ETFs that trade around BRIC (Brazil, Russia India, &China). In fact, it isn't a bad one now, as Brazil is in another state of crisis, and it is a good time to buy, w the assumption that things will settle and it will go up. There are other reasons for the other 3 countries. It doesn't make someone a sympathizer w Russia or China. They are US ETFs. It is a recognition of what the world economy, interest rates, the DT recent effect (spooks market in US, so looking elsewhere), decline of dollar. Anyway, it was probably a broker who put the guy in it. Thete are thousands of ETFs, more than mutual funds.