Asian Pacific Exchange-Traded Funds

You can invest in the Asian Pacific stock markets with many exchange-traded funds. Here are 26 such ETFs listed in alphabetical order by name.

• CurrencyShares Japanese Yen (FXY) tracks the Japanese Yen.
• Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap Index ETF (HAO) includes samll-cap companies in mainland China including Hong Kong.
• First Trust ISE ChIndia Index Fund (FNI) includes the 25 most liquid stocks from each of China and India.
• iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund (FXI) includes the most liquid stocks in the Chinese market.
• iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA) is heavily weighted with metals and mining stocks.
• iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund (EWH) includes many real estate and financial stocks.
• iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) includes selected Japanese stocks.
• iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM) includes selected Malaysian stocks.
• iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan Index Fund (EPP) includes selected stocks form Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Singapore.
• iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS) includes selected Singapore stocks.
• iShares MSCI South Korean Index Fund (EWY) includes selected South Korean stocks.
• iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (EWT) is heavily weighted with technology stocks from Taiwan.
• iShares S&P/Topix 150 Index Fund (ITF) tracks selected Japanese stocks.
• PowerShares Dynamic Asia Pacific Opportunities Portfolio (PUA) includes selected Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore stocks.
• PowerShares FTSE RAFI Japan Portfolio (PJO) includes the largest Japanese stocks.
• PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio (PGJ) includes stocks of U.S. companies that derive most of their revenue from China.
• SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF (JPP) includes selected large Japanese stocks.
• SPDR Russell/Nomura Small Cap Japan ETF (JSC) includes selected small Japanese stocks.
• SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) includes selected Chinese stocks that are legally available to foreign investors.
• SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMF) includes selected stocks from emerging markets within the Asia Pacific region.
• Vanguard Pacific Stock (VPL) includes stocks from Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and New Zealand.
• WisdomTree India Earnings (EPI) includes Indian soicks.
• WisdomTree Japan High-Yielding Equity Fund (DNL) includes selected high-yield, dividend-paying companies from Japan
• WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFJ) includes selected dividend-paying, small capitalization companies from Japan.
• WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ) includes selected dividend-paying companies from Japan.
• WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan High-Yielding Equity Fund (DNH) includes selected high-yield, dividend-paying companies from Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.
• WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan Total Dividend Fund (DND) includes selected dividend-paying companies from Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.

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Updated May 8, 2008.