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Q: I recently read that in 2009, the US accounted for 30% of world market cap. Today, that figure is about 55%.

In terms of portfolio allocations, I am trying to decide how best to do my geographic allocations for the next 10 years. My guess is that the main geographic regions (Canada, US, Developed International, Emerging Markets) trend over longer timeframes towards a norm, and the US is now overweight based on long-term historicals. However, I do not know where to find the data to test this hypothesis.

Do you have any data, starting after WWII, which show the relative geographic market cap weightings? Do the relative weights of the geographic regions revert to a norm over time? Which geographic regions are currently under and overweight based on historicals?

Thank you for your valued insights.
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