Investors can access those three countries via an array of diversified emerging markets ETFs, including the PowerShares S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSEArca: EELV). Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia (in that order) combine for about 53% of EELV’s weight. The rival iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (NYSEArca: EEMV) allocates over 36% of its weight to those countries. Both of those “low vol” ETFs have outpaced traditional multi-country emerging markets ETFs this year. [Some Low Vol ETFs Worked in 2013]
The new SPDR MSCI EM Beyond BRIC ETF (NYSEArca: EMBB) allocates about 40% of its weight to South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia. EMBB debuted in early December and has $6 million in assets.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF
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