The db X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund (NYSEArca: ASHR) is the dominant name among China A-shares ETFs. ASHR launched in November 2013, becoming the first U.S.-listed ETF offering access to Chinese stocks listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen. ASHR had $179.1 million in assets under management as of Feb. 21, according to issuer data.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management launched an ASHR UCITS equivalent in London in January and has previously said it hopes to list China A-shares ETFs across Europe. The unit of Germany’s Deutsche Bank has ETFs in France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and the U.K. [London Listing for A-Shares ETF]
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