Thailand is a newly developed market and education and employment for the younger generations are a priority for the government. The related ETF THD focuses on financial services, energy and basic materials. THD has been posting impressive results for at least the past 5 years, and is up 43.5% year-to-date. The fund also captures the growing financial sector in Thailand and is an accurate measure of the Thai equity market, reports Eric Dutram for Zacks.
The Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF (NYSEArca: ASEA) is a one stop investment that includes some Southeast Asian countries. ASEA is the one ETF that covers the Southeast Asian region. China is included in the line-up, and has the highest allocation, with Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand rounding out the holdings.
Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.