The slump comes as investors price in higher odds of a Trump win in the upcoming US election.
Emerging market stocks are headed for their worst monthly decline since January, with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index falling for a fourth day on Thursday for a 3.1% decline this month.
A select few EM stocks have taken the biggest hits, with Samsung, Alibaba, Tencent, and Meituan accounting for more than half of the index's fall.
"There has been a significant change in investor sentiment, and investors' risk budgets have likely been changing as a function of that."
Investors are also expressing disappointment in China's stimulus measures, which initially fueled a rally in EM stocks last month.
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