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First Small Cap Singapore ETF Debuts

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iShares has made another round of additions to its ETF lineup of well more than 200 products, debuting funds that target small cap stocks in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company also debuted an ETF linked to the MSCI World Index, a broad benchmark of stocks in developed markets: MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index Fund (EWHS) This ETF offers exposure to small cap stocks listed in Hong Kong, giving investors an opportunity to tap into a set of smaller companies that often derive significant revenues from mainland China [see Special Report: China ETFs In Focus]. EWHS has about 44 stocks in total, with no one name accounting for more than about 5% of the total portfolio. The sector breakdown of EWHS is somewhat unique for an international ETF; the consumer discretionary sector accounts for close to 45% of the underlying index, with financials (18%) and industrials (12%) also making [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Six Noteworthy ETF Innovations Van Eck Launches Small Cap Germany ETF (GERJ) ETF Misnomers: Why You Never Judge A Fund By Its Cover iShares Planning Small Cap Country ETFs BRIC ETF Investing: Small Cap Edition
iShares has made another round of additions to its ETF lineup of well more than 200 products, debuting funds that target small cap stocks in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company also debuted an ETF linked to the MSCI World Index, a broad benchmark of stocks in developed markets:  MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index Fund (EWHS) This ETF offers exposure to small cap stocks listed in Hong Kong, giving investors an opportunity to tap into a set of smaller companies that often derive significant revenues from mainland China [see Special Report: China ETFs In Focus]. EWHS has about 44 stocks in total, with no one name accounting for more than about 5% of the total portfolio. The sector breakdown of EWHS is somewhat unique for an international ETF; the consumer discretionary sector accounts for close to 45% of the underlying index, with financials (18%) and industrials (12%) also making [...]

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