Investing in East Asia ETFs / East Asia ETF Lists

Our lists of East Asia ETFs for the following regions or countries:

• China ETFs
• Hong Kong ETFs
• South Korea ETFs
• Taiwan ETFs

Investors interested in investing in East Asia ETFs should check out our Asia Pacific ETF list, Central Asia ETF list, China/India ETF list, Asia Pacific closed-end fund list, East Asia closed-end fund lists (China closed-end fund list, South Korea closed-end fund list and Taiwan closed-end fund list) and East Asia ADR lists (China ADR list, Hong Kong ADR list, Macau ADR list, South Korea ADR list and Taiwan ADR list) pages.

East Asia ETF List*

	ETF	Ticker	Mgr / Advisor	Asset Class	Region	Country	Inception	Tracking Index
1	Deutsche X-trackers MSCI South Korea Hedged Equity ETF	DBKO	DWS Group (Deutsche Bank AG)	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2014/01/23 - 2019/11/12 Liquidated	MSCI Korea 25/50 US Dollar Hedged Index
2	Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bear 1X Shares	CHAD	Direxion	Leveraged - Short	East Asia	China	2015/06/17	CSI 300 Index (CSIN0301)
3	Direxion Daily CSI 300 China A Share Bull 2x Shares	CHAU	Direxion	Leveraged - Bull	East Asia	China	2015/04/16	CSI 300 Index (CSIN0301)
4	Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2x Shares	CWEB	Direxion	Leveraged - Bull	East Asia	China	2016/11/02	CSI Overseas China Internet Index (H11137)
5	Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares	YANG	Direxion	Leveraged - Short	East Asia	China	2009/12/03	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
6	Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares	YINN	Direxion	Leveraged - Bull	East Asia	China	2009/12/03	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
7	Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X Shares	KORU	Direxion	Leveraged - Bull	East Asia	Korea	2013/04/11	MSCI Korea 25-50 Index (300%)
8	First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund	FCA	First Trust	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2011/04/19	Defined China Index
9	First Trust South Korea AlphaDEX Fund	FKO	First Trust	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2011/04/19 - 2020 Reorganized	Defined South Korea Index
10	First Trust Taiwan AlphaDEX Fund	FTW	First Trust	Equities - EM	East Asia	Taiwan	2012/02/15 - 2018 Reorganized	Defined Taiwan Index
11	Franklin FTSE China ETF	FLCH	Franklin Templeton	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2017/11/02	FTSE China Capped Index
12	Franklin FTSE Hong Kong ETF	FLHK	Franklin Templeton	Equities - EM	East Asia	Hong Kong	2017/11/02	FTSE Hong Kong Capped Index
13	Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF	FLKR	Franklin Templeton	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2017/11/02	FTSE South Korea RIC Capped Index (FTCRKOR.FGI)
14	Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF	FLTW	Franklin Templeton	Equities - EM	East Asia	Taiwan	2017/11/02	FTSE Taiwan Capped Index
15	Global X China Innovation ETF	KEJI	Global X	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2021/02/22	[ACTIVE]
16	Global X GF China Bond ETF	CHNB	Global X	Bonds	East Asia	China	2014/11/18 - 2016/04/18 Liquidated	S&P China Composite Select Bond Index
17	Global X MSCI China Communication Services ETF	CHIC	Global X	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2009/12/08	MSCI China Communication Services 10/50 Index
18	Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF	CHIQ	Global X	Equities - Consumer	East Asia	China	2009/11/30	MSCI China Consumer Discretionary 10/50 Index (NU722069)
19	Global X MSCI China Consumer Staples ETF	CHIS	Global X	Equities - Consumer	East Asia	China	2018/12/07	MSCI China Consumer Staples 10/50 Index (NU722070)
20	Global X MSCI China Energy ETF	CHIE	Global X	Equities - Energy	East Asia	China	2009/12/15	MSCI China Energy IMI Plus 10/50 Index (NU722195)
21	Global X MSCI China Financials ETF	CHIX	Global X	Equities - Financials	East Asia	China	2009/12/10	MSCI China Financials 10/50 Index (NU721887)
22	Global X MSCI China Health Care ETF	CHIH	Global X	Equities - Health Care/Pharma	East Asia	China	2018/12/07	MSCI China Health Care 10/50 Index (NU722071)
23	Global X MSCI China Industrials ETF	CHII	Global X	Equities - Industrials	East Asia	China	2009/11/30	MSCI China Industrials 10/50 Index (NU721886)
24	Global X MSCI China Information Technology ETF	CHIK	Global X	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2009/12/08	MSCI China Information Technology 10/50 Index (NU722094)
25	Global X MSCI China Materials ETF	CHIM	Global X	Equities - Materials	East Asia	China	2010/01/12	MSCI China Materials 10/50 Index (NU721934)
26	Global X MSCI China Real Estate ETF	CHIR	Global X	Equities - Real Estate	East Asia	China	2018/12/07	MSCI China Real Estate 10/50 Index (NU721936)
27	Global X MSCI China Utilities ETF	CHIU	Global X	Equities - Infrastructure	East Asia	China	2018/12/07	MSCI China Utilities 10/50 Index (NU722095)
28	Invesco China All-Cap ETF	YAO	Invesco	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2009/10/19 - 2019/02/20 Liquidated	AlphaShares China All-Cap Index
29	Invesco China Real Estate ETF	TAO	Invesco	Equities - Real Estate	East Asia	China	2007/12/18 - 2020/02/14 Liquidated	AlphaShares China Real Estate Index
30	Invesco China Small Cap ETF	HAO	Invesco	Equities - Small Cap	East Asia	China	2008/01/30 - 2020/02/14 Liquidated	AlphaShares China Small Cap Index
31	Invesco China Technology ETF	CQQQ	Invesco	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2009/12/08	FTSE China Incl A 25% Technology Capped Index
32	Invesco CurrencyShares Chinese Renminbi Trust	FXCH	Invesco	Currency	East Asia	China	2011/10/04 - 2020/02/14 Liquidated	Chinese Renminbi
33	Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF	PGJ	Invesco	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2004/12/09	NASDAQ Golden Dragon China Index (HXCX)
34	Hong Kong AlphaDEX Fund	FHK	First Trust	Equities - EM	East Asia	Hong Kong	2012/02/15 - 2020/11/02 Reorganized	Defined Hong Kong Index
35	Horizons Korea KOSPI 200 ETF	HKOR	Horizons	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2014/03/04 - 2016/04/29 Liquidated	KOSPI 200 Index
36	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	FXI	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2004/10/05	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
37	iShares FTSE China Index Fund	FCHI	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2008/06/24 - 2015/08/21 Liquidated	FTSE China (HK Listed) Index
38	iShares MSCI China A ETF	CNYA	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2016/06/13	MSCI China A Inclusion Index (M1CNA)
39	iShares MSCI China ETF	MCHI	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2011/03/29	MSCI China Index (M7CN)
40	iShares MSCI China Multisector Tech ETF	TCHI	iShares	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2022/01/25	MSCI China Technology Sub-Industries Select Capped Index (NU738325)
41	iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF	ECNS	iShares	Equities - Small Cap	East Asia	China	2010/09/28	MSCI China Small Cap Index (MSLUCHNN)
42	iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund	EWH	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	Hong Kong	1996/03/12	MSCI Hong Kong 25/50 Index (NU730026)
43	iShares MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index	EWHS	iShares	Equities - Small Cap	East Asia	Hong Kong	2012/01/12 - 2015/08/21 Liquidated	MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index
44	iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund	EWY	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2000/05/09	MSCI Korea 25/50 Index (M1KR2550)
45	iShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund	EWT	iShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	Taiwan	2000/06/20	MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index (M1CXBISD)
46	KraneShares Bloomberg China Bond Inclusion Index ETF (KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF)	KBND (KCNY)	KraneShares	Bonds	East Asia	China	2014/12/02	Bloomberg China Inclusion Focused Bond Index
47	KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF	KBA	KraneShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2014/03/05	Equities - EM
48	KraneShares China Innovation ETF	KGRO	KraneShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2021/10/07	[ACTIVE]
49	KraneShares CICC China 5G & Semiconductor Index ETF	KFVG	KraneShares	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2020/11/24	CICC China 5G and Semiconductor Leaders Index
50	KraneShares CICC China Consumer Leaders Index ETF	KBUY	KraneShares	Equities - Consumer	East Asia	China	2020/12/09	CICC China Consumer Leaders Index
51	KraneShares CSI China Five Year Plan ETF	KFYP	KraneShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2013/07/23	CSI Overseas China Five-Year Plan Index
52	KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	KWEB	KraneShares	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2013/07/13	CSI China Overseas Internet Index
53	KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF	KTEC	KraneShares	Equities - Technology	East Asia	China	2021/06/09	Hang Seng TECH Index
54	KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF	KURE	KraneShares	Equities - Health Care/Pharma	East Asia	China	2018/01/31	MSCI China All Shares Health Care 10/40 Index
55	KraneShares MSCI All China Index ETF	KALL	KraneShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2017/10/12	MSCI China IMI Environment 10/40 Index
56	KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF	KGRN	KraneShares	Equities - ESG	East Asia	China	2017/10/12	MSCI China IMI Environment 10/40 Index
57	KraneShares MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF	KESG	KraneShares	Equities - ESG	East Asia	China	2020/07/29	MSCI China ESG Leaders 10/40 Index
58	KraneShares SSE Star Market 50 Index ETF	KSTR	KraneShares	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2021/01/27	Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Science and Technology Innovation Board 50 Index
59	Loncar China BioPharma ETF	CHNA	Loncar Investments	Equities - Health Care/Pharma	East Asia	China	2018/08/14	LCHINA
60	Market Vectors Chinese Renminbi/USD ETN	CNY	Van Eck	Currency	East Asia	China	2008/03/14 - 2020/03/30 Liquidated	S&P Chinese Renminbi Total Return Index
61	Market Vectors Renminbi Bond ETF	CHLC	Van Eck	Bonds	East Asia	China	2011/10/12 - 2014 Liquidated	Market Vectors Renminbi Bond Index
62	Matthews China Active ETF	MCH	Matthews Asia Funds	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2022/07/13	MSCI China Index (M7CN)
63	PowerShares China A-Share Portfolio	CHNA	Invesco	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2013/10/09 - 2016/03/18 Liquidated	SGX FTSE China A50 Index
64	PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio	DSUM	Invesco	Bonds	East Asia	China	2011/09/23 - 2019/02/20 Liquidated	Citigroup Dim Sum (Offshore CNY) Bond Index
65	ProShares Short FTSE China 50	YXI	ProShares	Leveraged - Short	East Asia	China	2010/03/16	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
66	ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50	XPP	ProShares	Leveraged	East Asia	China	2009/06/04	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
67	ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50	FXP	ProShares	Leveraged - Short	East Asia	China	2007/11/06	FTSE China 50 Index (TXIN0UNU)
68	Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF	RAYC	Rayliant	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2020/12/30	[ACTIVE]
69	RBS China Trendpilot ETN	TCHI	RBS	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2012/04/19 - 2015 Liquidated	RBS China Trendpilot Index
70	SPDR MSCI South Korea Quality Mix ETF	QKOR	State Street SPDR	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2014/09/17 - 2016/11/14 Liquidated	MSCI Korea Quality Mix A-Series Index
71	SPDR MSCI Taiwan Quality Mix ETF	QTWN	State Street SPDR	Equities - EM	East Asia	Taiwan	2014/09/17 - 2016/11/14 Liquidated	MSCI Taiwan Quality Mix A-Series Index
72	SPDR S&P China ETF	GXC	State Street SPDR	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2007/03/19	S&P China BMI Index
73	VanEck ChiNext ETF	CNXT	Van Eck	Equities - Small Cap	East Asia	China	2014/07/23	ChiNext Index (SZ988107)
74	VanEck China Growth Leaders ETF (VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF)	GLCN (PEK)	Van Eck	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2010/10/13	MarketGrader China All-Cap Growth Leaders Index (MGCNGRNR)
75	VanEck China Bond ETF	CBON	Van Eck	Bonds	East Asia	China	2014/11/10	ChinaBond China High Quality Bond Index (CHQU01TR)
76	WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials Fund	CHXF	WisdomTree	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2012/09/19 - Liquidated	WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials Index
77	WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund	CXSE	WisdomTree	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2012/09/19	WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index
78	WisdomTree Chinese Yuan Fund	CYB	WisdomTree	Currency	East Asia	China	2008/05/14	JPMorgan Emerging Local Markets Index Plus
79	WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Fund	DXKW	WisdomTree	Equities - EM	East Asia	Korea	2013/11/07 - 2017/03/22 Liquidated	WisdomTree Korea Hedged Equity Index
80	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF	ASHR	DWS Group (Deutsche Bank AG)	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2013/11/06	CSI 300 Index (CSIN0301)
81	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China-A Shares Small Cap ETF	ASHS	DWS Group (Deutsche Bank AG)	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2014/05/21	CSI 500 Index (CSIH0310)
82	Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF	CN	DWS Group (Deutsche Bank AG)	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2014/04/30	MSCI China All Shares Index (M1CNAL)
83	Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF	ASHX	DWS Group (Deutsche Bank AG)	Equities - EM	East Asia	China	2015/10/20	MSCI China A Inclusion Index (M1CNA)

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