Mirae Asset Global Investments has rolled out two more China-focused thematic equity ETFs in Hong Kong.

Krane Funds Advisors has launched the KraneShares MSCI China ESG Leaders ETF (KESG US) – a socially responsible Chinese equity ETF that invests in companies with high environmental, social, and governance ratings relative to their sector peers.

BlackRock has launched a new ETF in Hong Kong that provides exposure to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF has listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and been seeded with HK$ 100 million.

CSOP Asset Management has unveiled two new ETPs in Hong Kong that are the territory’s first to provide leveraged and inverse exposure to Chinese A-shares. The CSOP CSI 300 Index Daily (2x) Leveraged Product (7233 HK) and CSOP CSI 300 Index Daily (-1x) Inverse Product (7333 HK) have listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and come with expense ratios of 1.99%.

Hang Seng Indexes has unveiled a new index – the Hang Seng TECH Index – that market participants are likening to the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite.

By Mobeen Tahir, Associate Director, Research, WisdomTree.

Breakneck gains in stock markets create excitement, but also raise fears of bubbles. There are good reasons for the strong ongoing rally in Chinese equities, and – although risks lurk on the horizon – we aren’t in bubble territory.

KraneShares, the ETF issuer best known for its China-focused strategies, has announced the launch of Krane Model Portfolios.

By Zhen Wei, Executive Director, and Shuo Xu, Vice President, MSCI Research.

During periods of heightened volatility, indexes with up-to-date constituent composition may help identify potential dislocations in global and regional equity markets, as well as various market segments, including sectors and market capitalization.

China-focused ETF issuer KraneShares has launched its first fixed income ETF in Europe: the KraneShares Bloomberg Barclays China Bond Inclusion UCITS ETF (KBND LN). The fund, which has listed on the LSE, provides exposure to renminbi-denominated bonds issued by China’s Ministry of Finance and policy bank bonds traded in the interbank bond market. Jonathan Krane, CEO of KraneShares, commented, “With attractive yields and low correlations relative to other government bond markets, China fixed income presents a compelling opportunity.”

By Talley Léger, Investment Strategist in the Global Thought Leadership team at Invesco.

Chinese stocks have outperformed their US counterparts, a trend we expect may continue…