China

WisdomTree will take nine of its most popular US listed funds across the border to list on Mexican stock exchanges. The move will allow the fund to tap into a growing investment class in Mexico and bring variety to a limited marketplace. WisdomTree’s move comes six years after iShares first moved its funds south of [...]

Although currency funds have yet to capture a large portion of the exchange-traded fund market, other opportunities exist for investors in the ETF landscape. One such opportunity, iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), a stock fund, is expected to rise with China’s currency. Analysts expect that Chinese stocks catering to consumer [...]

It is no secret on Wall Street that leveraged and short funds eventually go to $0, but ProShares hopes a reverse split can bring nine of its funds back from the dead. ProShares will enact a reverse split after the closing bell on April 14, hoping to breathe some life into nine plummeting funds. The [...]

Often a leading indicator, shipping companies have outperformed the market in 2010, indicating that the economy is on a long road to recovery. Year-to-date, the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping ETF (SEA: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) has earned investors a hefty 14.8% return compared to 4.5% for the S&P 500. Demand for global shipping companies is [...]

ProShares has filed with the SEC to create five new leveraged or inverse funds, expanding the already largest lineup of leveraged products by any one issuer. The new funds tackle popular sectors such as China, bio-tech, basic materials and real estate. The five new funds are: 1. Short FTSE/Xinhua China (YXI) 2. Ultra Nasdaq Biotechnology [...]

Emerging Global Shares could not have picked better timing with the release of its new China Infrastructure Fund (CHXX: News). Amidst stimulus efforts undertaken around the world, investors have been eying infrastructure names as sound investments in a shaky economic climate. The China Infrastructure Index ETF will invest in the 30 largest companies that center [...]

What is good enough for individual investors is apparently good enough for governments. A fresh look into China’s holdings has revealed a staggering $9.6 billion invested in US traded ETFs. Although most of the Chinese holdings are in pure indexing funds like the SPDR (SPY: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) and Powershares QQQ (QQQQ: Quote, [...]

Continuing to play on the popularity of regional investments, iShares is expanding its line of MSCI-tracking products with the addition of four new country-specific offerings. The funds target popular investment destinations, including Poland, China, Indonesia, and New Zealand. The four new funds are as follows: 1. iShares MSCI China Small-Cap Index Fund 2. iShares MSCI [...]

First Trust has filed with the SEC to create three new funds – two commodities and one emerging market – that will seek to latch onto the growing market for the two asset classes. First Trust filed for the following three ETFs with the SEC: 1. First Trust BICK Index Fund 2. First Trust ISE [...]

The floodgates to the Shanghai stock market may soon open for foreign firms, which have been unable to list on the popular Asian exchange. The listing of foreign firms and exchange-traded funds would happen under a myriad of changes coming soon to Shanghai. Innovation is the name of the game for the Shanghai stock market. [...]