The JPX-Nikkei 400 Index was launched in January 2014 as a means of reinvigorating the Japanese equity market. The JPX-Nikkei 400 Index employs a rigorous screening process based on return on equity, cumulative operating profit and market capitalization to select high-quality, capital-efficient Japanese companies.
The Xtrackers Germany Equity ETF (Cboe: GRMY) provides access to German large- and mid-cap companies.
The Deutsche X-trackers FTSE Emerging Comprehensive Factor ETF (NYSEArca: DEMG) is a smart beta play on the broad emerging markets. DEMG tracks the FTSE Emerging Comprehensive Factor Index, which is designed to provide core exposure to emerging market equities based on five factors – Quality, Value, Momentum, Low Volatility and Size.
Deutsche Bank also has a bullish outlook on China, despite recent rumblings of a trade war.
“The macro theme is pretty positive on China. It is on a solid path his year and the next year,” Woodham added.
Investors can gain exposure to Chinese mainland markets through the Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund (NYSEArca: ASHR), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to China A-shares. A-shares are the Chinese stocks trading on mainland exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
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