China ETFs - Shanghai Reigns King in the Hierarchy of Cities
September 4, 2008 – China’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) have taken their drubbings this year, but certain cities within it still reign supreme with regard to how they contribute to the overall economy. Shanghai tops a list of Chinese cities and... Continue Reading »

China and ETFs Scale Back After Stimulus Skepticism Spreads
August 21, 2008 – After a big jump yesterday, China’s markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading lower today. The leap forward came as a result of speculation that Beijing would launch an economic stimulus package, reports Parvathy Ullatil... Continue Reading »

China’s ETF Growth Rooted In Strength; Olympics Negligible Economically
August 17, 2008 – Investors had long been anticipating the impact of the Olympics upon China’s economy, but after all is said and done, the results may only be negligible, for the country and related exchange traded funds (ETFs). Chi... Continue Reading »

An Olympic-Sized Boost For China’s ETFs Don’t Appear to Be In the Offing
August 11, 2008 – An answer to the question of what the Olympics would mean to China and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) appears to be taking shape, and so far, it’s not a pleasant one. In fact, it... Continue Reading »

So Far, Olympic Success Hasn’t Materialized for ETFs, But There’s Still Time
August 8, 2008 – Let the exchange traded funds (ETFs) begin! Oh, and the Games, too. China has officially kicked off the Beijing Summer Olympics, and investors will soon have their many questions answered: Will the games have any impact... Continue Reading »

Passing the Torch to China’s ETFs
August 5, 2008 – As the torch is lit during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, will it light a fire under the Chinese exchange traded funds (ETFs), too? Many investors are pondering whether they should get back into... Continue Reading »

A Higher Bar for China’s Companies Could Refresh ETFs
August 4, 2008 – Some companies in China are going high-tech, and it could deliver a charge to the country’s exchange traded funds (ETFs). A little-known company there, BYD Corporation, has rocketed to the number two producer of batteries in... Continue Reading »

China ETFs Can Help Investors Harness Asian e-commerce
July 14, 2008 – The latest trends in consumer spending are important for exchange traded fund(ETF) investors to understand, and give insight into the lucrative areas of the market. Where better to look than to MasterCard, for information concerning consumer... Continue Reading »

Pairing Up ETFs May Be a Way To Head Off Volatility
July 4, 2008 – In an attempt to stave off market volatility, trading in pairs of exchange traded funds (ETFs), or pairs trading, can be an option for investors who want to hedge market downturns. Pairs trading is... Continue Reading »

Talking to People On the Street Can Help When it Comes to China ETFs
June 11, 2008 – By heading over to China and having some conversations with regular people, one can learn a lot that could help when it comes time to start looking at exchange traded funds (ETFs). Tony Sagami for... Continue Reading »

BRIC ETFs Have Many Access Points for Investors
April 30, 2008 – A reader wrote in recently wanting to know more about BRIC and the related exchange traded funds (ETFs). We’re here to help! BRIC stands for four of the fastest-growing emerging markets out here: Brazil, Russia,... Continue Reading »

Government Tax Cuts on Stocks Make China ETFs Soar
April 23, 2008 – China’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) are making a big rally today after the government lowered taxes on stock transactions. The share-trading stamp tax was cut by the government from 0.1% from 0.3%, reports John Spence... Continue Reading »

Could Spreading Wealth Make China’s ETFs Go ‘Vroom’?
April 21, 2008 – Could China’s economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs) be faltering like some think? Perhaps not. One sign: sport utility vehicle sales are taking off. Two of the fastest growing segments in the Chinese market, in... Continue Reading »

With Olympics Looming, China and ETFs Are Under the Microscope
April 1, 2008 – China and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been getting a lot of attention as it has grown over the last few years. But now, with the summer Olympics looming large, the country could... Continue Reading »

Chinese ETFs - Yin Yang For The Market
March 24, 2008 – The China bubble is continuing to correct itself if its exchange traded funds (ETFs) are any indication. With the Olympics just around the corner, many felt that the growing country’s performance would stay solid... Continue Reading »

China’s ETFs Take a Hit After CPI Numbers Released
March 12, 2008 – China’s rising inflation is waving a red flag at the country’s exchange traded funds (ETFs). Wages have been running high, energy prices are high, and food costs and demand are exploding. Sounds a lot... Continue Reading »

China’s Boom And ETFs Have Only Just Begun
March 3, 2008 – Despite the lackluster performance of China-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) so far this year, the country is still primed for takeoff. Consider this: while the rest of the world is experiencing a credit tightening, China’s... Continue Reading »

Have a Happy New Year and Look at China ETFs
February 7, 2008 – Chinese New Year is celebrated today, as the first day of the first lunar month has begun, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are already reeling. Copper dipped in early afternoon trade while other base... Continue Reading »

World Bank Revises China Forecast; Could ETFs Shiver?
February 4, 2008 – Stormy weather in China could put a beating on the country’s exchange traded funds (ETFs). Today, the World Bank cut its 2008 economic growth forecast for China to 9.6%, down from 10.8%, according to Joe... Continue Reading »

2007’s Top ETF Performers
December 31, 2007 – After all of the global expansion we saw throughout 2007, it’s no big surprise that exchange traded funds (ETFs) tapping into those markets remained the strongest performers. (more…) Continue Reading »

PetroChina’s Shares Get a Lift, So Could China ETFs
December 21, 2007 – Chinese stocks and their exchange traded funds (ETFs) are getting a boost from PetroChina (PTR), mutual fund sales and interest rate hikes. PetroChina is looking to boost oil production with foreign partners, reports David Winning... Continue Reading »

ETFs in Market Segments
December 11, 2007 – Asset classes are important to most investors and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are helping progress within specific market segments. Matthew Hougan for Seeking Alpha reports that there are some areas of the market that... Continue Reading »

China’s Yuan Will Work With Market Forces; Will the ETFs?
November 30, 2007 – China’s prime minister announced on Wednesday that his country will allow market forces to exert more influence on the yuan, a move that could affect their exchange traded funds (ETFs). David Lague of the... Continue Reading »

Will China ETFs Become Fragile If the Government Slows Growth?
November 28, 2007 – It is no secret that China and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been growing by leaps and bounds. So what is going on in China these days? The Chinese Communist Party is... Continue Reading »

Do You Have an ETF Exit Strategy?
November 23, 2007 – ETF Investors Weigh Heading For The Exits Jesse Emspak - Investors Business Daily With many of the year’s most popular ETFs starting to look shaky, it’s a good time to look at exit strategies. IShares FTSE/Xinhua... Continue Reading »

Is China 3G Plan Boost for China ETFs?
November 21, 2007 – The latest market reaction in China points to the fact that Beijing may be close to unveiling plans for the 3G wireless service, helping to boost stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Shares of... Continue Reading »

Will India Have a Run Like China’s ETFs?
November 19, 2007 – China has been a remarkable success story in the world of exchange traded funds (ETFs), and now India could very well be poised to have a similar run, reports Indymedia. Strategist George Zhibin Gu wonders... Continue Reading »

ETFs: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not?
November 14, 2007 – In China, 2007 may be the Year of the Pig, but in the United States, it’s proving to the the Year of the Emerging Market for exchange traded funds (ETFs). Eight or nine of... Continue Reading »

China’s Delay Opening Hong Kong Market Weakens ETFs
November 5, 2007 – A groundbreaking program allowing Chinese investors to trade directly in Hong Kong shares could be put on hold, leaving analysts to wonder what may come of the strong stock market gains that were made... Continue Reading »

China and Related ETFs Banking On Consumptive Holiday
November 4, 2007 – Now that the holiday shopping season is upon us, there may be big trouble in little China and their exchange traded funds (ETFs). The main link between the Chinese economy and the U.S. economy... Continue Reading »

Get to the ETF Party
October 18, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are baskets of stocks that trade on an exchange like a single stock, but are modeled after index mutual funds. ETFs give investors tax efficiency and are not actively managed,... Continue Reading »

Chinese Stocks and ETFs Hit New Highs
October 17, 2007 – Chinese stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are hitting record highs today, led by gains in banks with strong earnings forecasts. The benchmarks Shanghai Composite Index and the Shenzhen Composite Index both rose 1%,... Continue Reading »

China’s New Foreign-exchange Investment Company: Could It Impact ETFs?
October 1, 2007 – Chinese exchange traded funds (ETFs) such as iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (FXI), PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China (PGJ) and SPDR S&P China (GXC) have been top performers lately. However, the recent creation... Continue Reading »

Will China Restrict Its Decision to Let Locals Invest in Hong Kong’s Market and ETFs?
September 24, 2007 – It wasn’t long ago that China approved its domestic, individual retail investors to directly invest in Hong Kong’s stock exchange, causing Hong Kong and Chinese exchange traded funds (ETFs) to increase. However, recently the... Continue Reading »

Can’t Keep China’s ETFs Down
September 17, 2007 – It seems even another lending rate hike can’t stop China’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) from rising. Recalled products such as toys, pet food and toothpaste haven’t significantly damaged the country’s economy or ETFs as... Continue Reading »

Apple, Mattel, China in your ETF?
September 8, 2007 – Consumers and investors are dizzy with news on stocks like Apple (AAPL) and Mattel (MAT), and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold them. News buzzed around Apple’s new touch-screen iPod launch. In the... Continue Reading »

Optimism Spreads; Chinese ETFs Continue to Climb
August 27, 2007 – The Chinese economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to grow in a seemingly unstoppable manner. Already blessed with good fortune, Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. rallied the most since 2004 today most... Continue Reading »

Chinese ETFs Have Had Good Fortune
August 23, 2007 – China’s stock market and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to do well despite the subprime mess and credit crunch that seems to have affected almost every other market in the world. In fact, China’s... Continue Reading »

ETFs Put to the Test
August 20, 2007 – The recent turbulent markets have given many new exchange traded funds (ETFs) their first performance test. ETFs that track broad stock-market indexes performed as expected. Narrowly-focused ETFs and ETFs that use complex strategies to... Continue Reading »

Will Recalls Affect Chinese ETFs?
August 14, 2007 – Chinese exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been big performers in the past (up 80% in 2006), although they aren’t at those levels this year, they are still up about 15% year-to-date.  This growth can... Continue Reading »

Around the ETF World
August 6, 2007 – As the international exchange traded fund (ETF) market expands, it’s becoming a more popular area in which to invest. Asian country-based ETFs have been doing especially well because of strong labor markets. China’s economy... Continue Reading »

Chinese ETFs Rebound on Recent Credit Tightening
July 30, 2007 – Chinese exchange traded funds (ETFs) received a fresh boost from China’s recent decision to tighten credit for the sixth time this year. To achieve this, banks were ordered to reduce the amount of lending... Continue Reading »

New Land of Opportunity: China Offers Several ETF Options
July 11, 2007 – Although China’s confusing market and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been doing extremely well, many investors probably prefer to invest in Hong Kong’s market because of its simplicity, according to Carl Delfeld of... Continue Reading »

Emerging Market ETFs Lead the Way
July 9, 2007 – Emerging markets and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track them have displayed the best one-year performances so far. Lipper data gives iShares FTSE Xinhua/China 25 Index (FXI) the top spot. Despite its February... Continue Reading »

China Market and ETFs - Interview on CBS Radio
June 2, 2007 – This week global markets took a Shanghai sell-off of stocks in stride, as the Chinese government attempted to cool the soaring Chinese stocks and exchange traded funds(ETFs) that hold them. Kirk Shinkle for Investor’s Business Daily reports China’s... Continue Reading »

Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) ETF Gets Dissected
May 14, 2007 – Emerging markets should see more of the spotlight as value-seeking investors  are attracted to cheaper stock prices and exchange traded funds (ETFs) with long-term growth aspects. Last September, Claymore launched the BRIC ETF (EEB),... Continue Reading »

China ETFs and China Markets
May 12, 2007 – After our recent post on Chinese markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs), we had a question from a reader, which deserves a detailed answer.  Lance asked: As you mention the Chinese stock markets have been... Continue Reading »

Chinese Focused ETFs Back on Fire?
May 10, 2007 – Once again China’s Shanghai Composite Index is breaking records, and taking the China-focused stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) with them. According to published reports, the aforementioned index flew beyond the 4,000 point mark... Continue Reading »

Growth Gives Promising Future for China ETFs
April 23, 2007 – Today China is growing the same way the United States was 100 years ago, so what does this mean for investors and their exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Naturally, this type of growth does not... Continue Reading »

Chinese Economy and ETFs Still Growing
April 6, 2007 – Since the correction in China’s Shanghai A Index the benchmark has escalated 28% from it’s February low and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that focus in on that market are following. Consider this: China’s economy... Continue Reading »

Top Performing ETFs for 2006
December 29, 2006 – Once again, global exchange traded funds (ETFs) were the top performers for 2006.  Booming economic growth in China helped push the China ETFs to the number one and two spots for the year.  iShares... Continue Reading »

Looking Into 2007 For China ETFs
December 26, 2006 – Outside of those exchange traded funds (ETFs) that go short, China ETFs were the only ones in the positive column last week. Since 1990, China’s economy has been expanding rapidly, averaging an annual average... Continue Reading »

The Three C’s And Your China ETF
December 18, 2006 – It’s no secret China is an up and coming economy with plenty of potential for investors and their exchange traded funds (ETFs). Tony Sagami of Weiss Research Inc. believes there are three "C" ’s... Continue Reading »

China Neighbors’ ETFs Provide Investment Opportunities
December 14, 2006 – There is nothing wrong with using exchange traded funds (ETFs) to invest in a growing market.  China is a big, growing, country and the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China (FXI) is up 60% for the year... Continue Reading »

China ETFs Strong As Stocks Prevail
November 30, 2006 – Two China-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are proving the strength of some of their stocks. The iShares FTSE/XinhuaChina 25 Index (FXI), launched in October 2004, has risen 55.7% year to date. The biggest sector... Continue Reading »