China ETFs: The Importance of Small Cap and Cyclical Outperformance
12 April 2011 at 4:19 pm by Gary Gordon
Riding the China equity wave since the 3rd week of February hasn’t been that difficult. There have been dozens of reasons — fundamental, technical, contrarian, historical — to revisit the mainland. (See “3 More Reasons To Rethink Your China Allocation.”)
On the other hand, selecting the best exchange-traded fund for the job may not have been as easy. In my columns, I typically use SPDR S&P China (GXC) to illustrate a point. Meanwhile, with clients, I may use regional funds like iShares All-Asia excluding Japan (AAXJ) or an exporting neighbor like iShares Malaysia (EWM) or even mutual funds from the Matthews Fund family.
Still, aggressive investors may want to consider the significance of the performance for Guggenheim Small Cap China (HAO), Global X China Consumer (CHIQ) and Global X China Energy (CHIE). Is the outperformance an endorsement of a middle-class Chinese comeback?
Put another way, there appears to be renewed faith that China is getting closer and closer to ending its inflation-fighting campaign. In anticipation of a more neutral policy stance by mainland leadership, investors are snatching up economically sensitive small companies and cyclicals (e.g., consumers, energy, etc.). Indeed, the outperformance of these areas speak volumes about the confidence many have about China’s prospects going forward.
| China ETFs: A Look At One-Month Performance | |||||
| Approx 1 Mo % | |||||
| Global X China Energy (CHIE) | 7.2% | ||||
| Global X China Consumer (CHIQ) | 4.7% | ||||
| SPDR S&P China (GXC) | 4.5% | ||||
| Guggenheim China All-Cap (YAO) | 4.3% | ||||
| Guggenheim China Small-Cap (HAO) | 4.2% | ||||
| iShares Hong Kong China Listed (FCHI) | 4.0% | ||||
| iShares China 25 (FXI) | 3.3% | ||||
| PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter (PGJ) | 3.2% | ||||
| iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) | 3.2% | ||||
| Market Vectors China (PEK) | 2.8% | ||||
| Global X China Materials (CHIM) | 1.7% | ||||
| iShares Russell 1000 (IWB) | 1.6% | ||||
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