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Asia Aversion: Investors Remain Cautious Towards Asian Stocks but Find Opportunity in India and Australia

Jun 11, 2019

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Name Ticker

1-Day
Fund Flow ($)

1-Week
Fund Flow ($)

1-Month
Fund Flow ($)

3-Month
Fund Flow ($)

Assets Under
Management ($ billions)
iShares MSCI Japan ETF EWJ $0 -$300,876,780 -$1,364,318,655 -$2,782,299,750 $12.44
iShares MSCI India ETF INDA $0 $0 $229,245,375 $254,941,230 $5.33
iShares China Large-Cap ETF FXI $0 $0 -$436,491,465 -$557,802,900 $5.31
iShares MSCI China ETF MCHI $0 $0 -$201,086,380 $96,726,540 $4.14
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund DXJ $0 -$40,697,043 -$155,476,018 -$306,329,681 $2.95
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF EWH $0 $0 -$292,228,433 -$661,954,342 $2.37
iShares MSCI Australia ETF EWA $0 $0 $72,797,180 $129,779,220 $1.41
SPDR S&P China ETF GXC $0 -$35,841,504 -$208,527,527 -$53,918,126 $1.21
iShares India 50 ETF INDY $0 $0 $99,606,720 $99,606,720 $0.96
WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund DFJ $0 -$6,483,990 -$19,698,759 -$200,460,709 $0.55
Invesco China Technology ETF CQQQ $0 -$6,319,650 -$4,382,650 -$11,030,100 $0.48

 

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  • Investors are clearly averse towards buying Chinese and Japanese stocks with all ETFs that invest in the regions highlighted above maintaining negative fund flows on a 1-week, 1-month, and 3-month basis (with the exception of iShares MSCI China ETF’s (MCHI) 3-month fund flow).
  • MCHI has a “BUY” trading signal and a “Good” Smart Beta rating.
     
  • Within the Asian region, investors appear to favor buying Indian ETFs with the only two India-focused ETFs highlighted above, the iShares MSCI India ETF (INDA) and the iShares India 50 ETF (INDY), maintaining positive fund flows on a 1-month and 3-month basis.
  • INDA has a “SELL” trading signal and a “Caution” Smart Beta rating.  
  • INDY has a “Poor" Smart Beta rating.
     
  • Investors may also be optimistic towards Australian stocks with the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) in the green on both a 1-month and 3-month fund flow basis.
  • EWA has a “SELL” trading signal and a “Poor” Smart Beta rating.

 

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