Asia Region ETFs Climb Across the Board, Led Again by India
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iShares Asia region country-based ETFs traded higher across the board last week for the first time in over a month. iPath ETN MSCI India (INP), iShares FTSE/Xinhuan China 25 (FXI) and iShares MSCI Hong Kong (EWH) posted the biggest gains. iShares Malaysia (EWM) had the worst weekly performance, up a comparatively modest 1.5%.
iPath ETN India, +9.9%, led advancers among the funds surveyed for a third-consecutive week, extending its leading year-to-date performance among the funds to nearly 85%.
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 climbed 8.8% (+68% ytd), ending a string of four-straight weekly declines.
iShares Hong Kong also gained 8.8%, increasing its ytd return back over 40%, third-best among the funds surveyed.
iShares Japan (EWJ), +3.2%, rallied for a third-week, but continues to widely lag the rest of the region, as it is down 1% on the year.
Monday Asian Market Summary: Indexes Trade Sideways.
See the chart below for last week's results. There are two sets of returns for each ETF: the past week [light blue] and year-to-date [purple].
Note, the bars for the iShares S&P 500 index (IVV) are colored differently for comparative purposes.
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Disclosure: The author does not own shares of any funds mentioned in this article.
Here is a list of the relevant ETFs and their tickers.
iShares Australia (EWA)
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (FXI)
iShares Hong Kong (EWH)
iPath ETN MSCI India (INP)
iShares Japan (EWJ)
iShares Malaysia (EWM)
iShares Singapore (EWS)
iShares S. Korea (EWY)
iShares Taiwan (EWT)
iShares EAFE (EFA)
iShares Pacific ex-Japan (EPP)
iShares S&P 500 (IVV)
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