HKEx's ETF Market Expands Further to Cover a Wider Variety of Markets
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07 Jul 2009
Hong Kong’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) market is expanding further and offering investor more choices as ETFs covering stock markets in Hong Kong, India, Korea and Vietnam, as well as the US, will debut tomorrow (Wednesday, 8 July) on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited. They will join another ETF from the same fund management company which made its debut last week (details of the six ETFs are in the table below).
The Vietnam-focused ETF will be the first of its kind listed in Hong Kong.
Latest Additions to HKEx ETF Market
|
Stock Code |
Name of ETF |
Benchmark index |
Listing Date |
|
3036 |
db x-trackers MSCI Taiwan TRN Index ETF |
MSCI Taiwan TRN Index |
30 June 2009 |
|
3020 |
db x-trackers MSCI USA TRN Index ETF |
MSCI USA TRN Index |
8 July 2009 |
|
2848 |
db x-trackers MSCI Korea TRN Index ETF |
MSCI Korea TRN Index |
8 July 2009 |
|
3015 |
db x-trackers S&P CNX Nifty ETF |
S&P CNX Nifty Index |
8 July 2009 |
|
3007 |
db x-trackers FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ETF |
FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index |
8 July 2009 |
|
3087 |
db x-trackers FTSE Vietnam ETF |
FTSE Vietnam Index |
8 July 2009 |
The db x-trackers ETFs are products of the Deutsche Bank Group (DB Group), a major ETF manager in Europe which is cross-listing its ETFs in Hong Kong for the first time. All six db x-trackers’ ETFs in the table above have a synthetic structure which allows them to replicate the performance of the underlying assets. Deutsche Securities Asia Limited, part of the DB Group, is the market maker for the six ETFs.
The addition of the db x-trackers debuting tomorrow will increase the number of ETFs listed on the Exchange to 35. DB Group is the eighth ETF manager to list a fund in Hong Kong.
All ETFs listed on the Exchange, including the six newest listings, are designated for market making and for short selling with tick rule exemption. Investors are advised to read the ETFs’ prospectuses in full prior to making any investment decisions. Information on the various risks of ETFs and their structures is available on the HKEx website. ETF market maker obligations and arrangements are also provided on the HKEx website.