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  2. Keep an Eye on Low-Fee China ETF FLCH as China Rebounds
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Keep an Eye on Low-Fee China ETF FLCH as China Rebounds

Nick Peters-GoldenJan 10, 2023
2023-01-10

If the fall saw investors panic about China possibly being “uninvestable” due to political concerns, those worries seem to have evaporated based on how hot China ETFs have been to start the year. China region ETFs have seen the second-strongest one-month performance across all equity ETF categories on YCharts, returning 6.7% in that time compared to – 17.5% over one year. As such, investors may want to consider a low-fee China ETF like the Franklin FTSE China ETF (FLCH A-).

What’s driving the China rebound? Among the factors at play is economic stimulus from the Chinese government following the nation’s failure to meet its growth targets last year, as well as its broader effort to loosen the “zero COVID” rules that had stifled consumer spending. Those are just some of the factors that have led Morgan Stanley to join Goldman Sachs this week in making a bullish call on Chinese stocks, with the former firm seeing China stocks topping global performance lists for the year.

While China’s reopening and economic rebound may face a somewhat bumpy ride due to COVID cases spiking in the key nation, its economic plan, which includes aid for its struggling real estate sector, and the fact that cases appear to be peaking in certain regions adds to the China investment case.

That’s where FLCH comes in. The low fee China ETF charges just 19 basis points, 38 points fewer than charged by the iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI A). FLCH has outperformed both its ETF Database Category Average and its Factset Segment Average over one month and three months, returning 8.4% and 22.8% respectively in those periods.

FLCH’s $20.8 price, meanwhile, has sat above both its 50 and 200-day Simple Moving Averages since last week, key indicators that boost the case for its momentum. The strategy tracks the FTSE China RIC Capped Index.

China ETFs have long played a big role in investors’ portfolios, and now may be the time for investors to revisit the strategies amid uncertainty for U.S. equities. For those looking at China ETF offerings, FLCH may be a strategy to watch in the weeks to come.

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