Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid
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Are Malaysian workers underpaid? It is an important question. But citing a relatively low labour share does not answer it.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWM iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF-0.6% 6d
iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF holds stocks listed in Malaysia, which this story is about (“malaysian”).
- EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.3% 30d
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes Malaysia, which this story is about.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
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| EWMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EEMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
Companies tied to this story
- DIA Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust
In “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid,” Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
- QQQ Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1
For “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid,” Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
- IWM Ishares Tr
In “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid,” Ishares Tr (IWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares Russell 2000 ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
- RSP Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T
Invesco Exchange Traded Fd T (RSP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 2 Nov 2026 story “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid.” Reason on file: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
- VTI Vanguard Index Fds
In “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid,” Vanguard Index Fds (VTI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is the company in “Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid,” the 2 Nov 2026 this story story.
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is on the page because SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
Also listed, Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ): Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “gdp” (the broad US market) in this story
The price range for Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA), and the dates in the story
DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 285.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 279.37. QQQ traded between 683.47 and 762.84 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 690.51.
How strong the case is around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
40 out of 100
“Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.