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Polish ETF called EPOL is up over 100%
Bought EPOL in 2020 with no thesis, now up 140%+; asks what to do next amid European repatriation and dollar weakness.
- Poland is a fast-growing economy in Europe
- European funds repatriating capital back to Europe after tariff and defense shifts
- Weakening dollar benefits non-US and EM assets like EPOL
- Investor has no fundamental thesis—gains may be luck-based diversification
- Uncertainty about outlook; no clear reason to continue holding
I first bought this Polish ETF back in 2020 for about $16 a share in my IRA knowing absolutely nothing about Poland. This was just part of a massive diversification strategy.
I then DCA in late 2024 in the same IRA because I noticed it was at 52 week lows. I am up over 140% if you count my 2020 batch with these set of batches. If you take just my 2020 batch, I’m up about 150%.
I bought my first batch in my after tax brokerage in January 2025. This batch is up over 95%.
After Vance made his Munich speech about how the Europeans had to defend themselves, and after the April 2025 liberation day tariffs, several European funds repatriated their money to Europe as the dollar weakened.
I still don’t know anything about Poland except that it is a fast growing country in Europe. I am happy that I was able to get enough alpha instead of just putting my money into a generic European ETF but I’m wondering where do I go from here? I literally had no other thesis except massive diversification. I hadn’t touched this ETF in more than four years before adding to it and only because I noticed it was a 52 week lows.