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The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is designed to measure broad-based equity market performance in Finland. A capping methodology is applied that limits the weight of any single issuer to a maximum of 25% of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.

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The 2024 year may be one for Americans to forget with a divided nation thanks to a contentious<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/11/41768178/donald-trump-defeats-kamala-harris-to-win-2024-election"> presidential election cycle.</a>
That political divide may have weighed into the recent world country rankings, where the U.S. hit a new low.
What Happened: While many investors may have been happy in 2024 thanks to the strong returns for many stocks and indexes with the SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SPY#NYSE">SPY</a>) <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/01/42754939/sp-500-scaled-a-record-57-all-time-highs-in-2024-heres-what-analysts-think-is-in-store-in-2025">up over 24%</a>, Americans may have been unhappy for many other reasons.
The World Happiness Report, which <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/news/world-happiness-report-2025-people-are-much-kinder-than-we-expect-research-shows/">ranks </a>happiness levels of residents in 147 countries, was recently released and saw the U.S. fall to its lowest ranking, as <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-world-happiness-report-us-lowest-ranking/">reported </a>by CBS News.
The U.S. ranked 24th in the annual report, which has been published every year since 2012. The 24th place ranking has changed from 23rd last year. This marks two years in a row that the U.S. has ranked below the top 20 happiest countries, the only two times in the 12-year history of the survey and rankings.
The U.S. ranked 15th two years ago and peaked at 11th in 2012.
One factor highlighted in the report was the increasing number of people who&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anti-social-alone-hurt-health/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">eat alone</a>.
&#8220;In 2023, roughly 1 in 4 Americans reported eating all of their meals alone the previous day — an increase of 53% since 2003,&#8221; the report said. &#8220;Dining alone has become more prevalent for every age group, but especially for young people.&#8221;
Published using data from the Gallup World Poll, the survey asks country residents to evaluate their lives and rank happiness. The survey shows that kindness to others, caring about others and sharing with others can contribute to overall happiness.
"Happiness isn't just about wealth or growth — it's about trust, connection and knowing people have your back," Gallup CEO Jon Clifton said.
Another factor contributing to the U.S.&#8217;s drop in the rankings, as well as the rankings of some European countries, was &#8220;the rise in political polarization and votes against &#8216;the system,'&#8221; the report said.
The country-wide evolution of happiness and trust is highly associated with the rise in the likelihood of voting for anti-system parties in Western Europe and the United States,&#8221; the authors wrote.
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Why It's Important: While the U.S. didn't perform well in the rankings, Mexico and Costa Rica joined the top 10 for the first time in the survey's history.
The survey said that Mexico and Costa Rica may have enjoyed a rise in the rankings thanks to family household size.
The report found that larger households and strong family relationships can increase happiness.
Finland topped the list, ranking first in happiness for eight straight years.
Here are the top 20 happiest countries:
<ol>
<li>Finland</li>
<li>Denmark</li>
<li>Iceland</li>
<li>Sweden</li>
<li>Netherlands</li>
<li>Costa Rica</li>
<li>Norway</li>
<li>Israel</li>
<li>Luxembourg</li>
<li>Mexico</li>
<li>Australia</li>
<li>New Zealand</li>
<li>Switzerland</li>
<li>Belgium</li>
<li>Ireland</li>
<li>Lithuania</li>
<li>Austria</li>
<li>Canada</li>
<li>Slovenia</li>
<li>Czech Republic</li>
</ol>
Other notable countries in the rankings include China (68th), Russian Federation (66th) and Ukraine (111th). Afghanistan ranked last at 147th of the countries included in the survey.
The 2024 survey was conducted throughout the year, which means Americans were asked about happiness while Joe Biden was still president and likely after Donald Trump had won the 2024 election.
Given the strong political divide, it's highly likely that politics played into happiness rankings and this means the U.S. could fall in rankings once again.
While Trump will judge his success in office based on stock market returns, approval ratings and other metrics, a rise in the world rankings for the country in the next survey would also likely be highlighted by the president as a victory during his current White House term.
Finland tops the list, and the iShares MSCI Finland ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EFNL#BATS">EFNL</a>), which tracks the country&#8217;s leading stocks, has risen 17.6% year-to-date in 2025. The ETF is up 48.6% over the last five years.
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Turkey&rsquo;s announcement removes a major hurdle for Finland&rsquo;s bid to join NATO but leaves Sweden on the sidelines for now. Here&rsquo;s what we are covering:
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/17/world/russia-ukraine-news?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur#the-leaders-of-turkey-and-finland-are-expected-to-meet-amid-speculation-over-nato-bid">President Erdogan endorses Finland&rsquo;s NATO bid.</a>
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Turkey announced on Friday that it would move to ratify Finland&rsquo;s application to join NATO, clearing a significant hurdle for the Nordic nation&rsquo;s bid to join the alliance but leaving neighboring Sweden on the sidelines for now.
&ldquo;We decided to start the ratification process in our Parliament for Finland&rsquo;s membership,&rdquo; President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey told a news conference, saying he hopes the vote will take place before elections in mid-May.
The announcement came as Finland&rsquo;s president, Sauli Niinisto, met in Ankara with Mr. Erdogan. The leaders had both telegraphed that the announcement was coming, with Mr. Erdogan saying this week that Turkey would &ldquo;keep our promise.&rdquo;
Turkey&rsquo;s Parliament must ratify Finland&rsquo;s membership in the alliance, which requires unanimous approval from the 30 nations in the bloc. Hungary is the only other country whose Parliament has not ratified the bids by Finland or Sweden.
With elections in Finland on April 2, the country&rsquo;s current government decided to pass all necessary legislation to join NATO in order to prevent any period of uncertainty while a new government is formed. So the only votes outstanding rest with the Turkish and Hungarian Parliaments.
Finland and Sweden were spurred by Russia&rsquo;s invasion of Ukraine to drop their traditional military nonalignment and seek expedited membership in NATO. The two Nordic nations had pledged to enter the alliance &ldquo;hand in hand,&rdquo; but Mr. Erdogan has held up Sweden&rsquo;s application,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/world/europe/finland-nato-sweden.html?searchResultPosition=1">creating the possibility</a>&nbsp;that Finland could join without its neighbor.
On Friday, Mr. Niinisto thanked Mr. Erdogan for the move to ratify but told the news conference that Finland&rsquo;s membership &ldquo;is not complete without Sweden.&rdquo;
Mr. Erdogan has argued that&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/world/europe/finland-nato-sweden.html">Sweden must take a tougher approach</a>&nbsp;against Kurdish separatists it considers terrorists. Turkey also wants some Kurds extradited from Sweden to face terrorism-related charges.
The Turkish leader faces a tough election battle in mid-May with a ropy economy and high inflation, as well as criticism about his government&rsquo;s handling of the recent devastating earthquake. The battle against Kurdish terrorism is popular politics in Turkey and plays well among opposition voters, too. And Turks in general like the attention and leverage that Mr. Erdogan&rsquo;s unpredictability often provides.
Mr. Niinisto has said that Finland, which has Europe&rsquo;s longest border with Russia, will continue to support Sweden&rsquo;s efforts to join NATO. The alliance hopes that both nations&rsquo; bids will win unanimous support from members before its next summit meeting, scheduled for mid-July in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Hungary&rsquo;s prime minister, Viktor Orban, has signaled support for the two nations&rsquo; NATO applications, but his government has slow-walked the issue. A parliamentary session scheduled for next week was expected to include a vote on both Finland and Sweden&rsquo;s bids, but it appears likely to be postponed again.
Hungary has wielded its veto power within the European Union&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/world/europe/sweden-finland-nato-turkey-oil.html">over sanctions against Russia</a>&nbsp;to try to secure concessions on other issues, and analysts say Mr. Orban appears to be doing the same thing over Finland and Sweden joining NATO. Mr. Orban is also known to be annoyed by criticism of Hungary within the European Union from Sweden and Finland.

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