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iShares MSCI Singapore ETF

EWS tracks a market-cap-weighted index of Singaporean firms, covering top 85% of the market subjected to diversification requirements.

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VanEck Vectors Indonesia Index ETF

iShares MSCI Thailand ETF

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VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF

Key drivers for rising FDI inflows into Southeast Asia include diversification of manufacturing supply chains by multinationals, as well as new investments to tap rapidly growing consumer markets in ASEAN. In the near-term, FDI inflows to the ASEAN region are also expected to be supported by the resilience of Southeast Asia to the slowdown in the US and EU during 2022.

ASEAN Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Reach Record High

The Singapore economy grew at a pace of 4.4% y/y in the second quarter of 2022, after growth of 3.8% y/y in the first quarter of 2022. Singapore's manufacturing output growth slowed to just 0.5% year-on-year in August, although production rose by 2.0% month-on-month.

Singapore Manufacturing Sector Moderates As Global Headwinds Bite

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

Franklin FTSE Asia ex Japan ETF

Franklin FTSE Hong Kong ETF

First Trust Chindia ETF

Columbia India Consumer ETF

iShares MSCI India Small Cap ETF

The world economy may have fallen into conditions that were seen during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, but this time around Asian countries better-positioned financially.

Are Asia ETFs Immune to Fed Rate Hikes This Time?

iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF

SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF

CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF

iShares Asia 50 ETF

Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

Xtrackers MSCI China A Inclusion Equity ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia EX-Japan ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF

VanEck China Bond ETF

Global X China Biotech Innovation ETF

Global X MSCI China Communication Services ETF

Global X China Energy ETF

Global X MSCI China Health Care ETF

Global X China Industrials

Global X MSCI China Information Technology ETF

Global X MSCI China Large Cap 50 ETF

Global X China Materials ETF

Global X China Consumer ETF

Global X MSCI China Real Estate ETF

Global X MSCI China Consumer Staples ETF

Global X MSCI China Utilities ETF

Global X China Financials ETF

Loncar China Biopharma ETF

Xtrackers MSCI All China Equity ETF

VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC SME-ChiNext ETF

iShares MSCI China A ETF

Invesco China Technology ETF

Asian Growth CUBS ETF

WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity ETF

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF

iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

iShares MSCI Japan ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF

First Trust China AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Japan AlphaDEX Fund

Franklin FTSE China ETF

Franklin FTSE Japan Hedged ETF

Franklin FTSE Japan ETF

Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF

Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF

First Trust Asia Pacific ex-Japan AlphaDEX Fund

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 50

SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta Japan Equity ETF

SPDR S&P China ETF

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF

iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF

iShares JPX-Nikkei 400 ETF

KraneShares MSCI All China Index ETF

KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF

KraneShares Bloomberg China Bond Inclusion Index ETF

KraneShares CICC China 5G and Semiconductor Index ETF

KraneShares CICC China Leaders 100 Index ETF

Kraneshares MSCI China Environment Index ETF

KraneShares SSE STAR Market 50 Index ETF

KraneShares Hang Seng Tech Index ETF

KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Index ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

iShares MSCI China ETF

Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF

Rayliant Quantamental China Equity ETF

iShares MSCI Japan Small-Cap ETF

Franklin Templeton Dragon Fund

Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF

ProShares Ultra FTSE China 50

Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares

Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares

ProShares Short FTSE China 50

Non-China Asian exports are still growing, but the pace of increase has slowed and will slow still further as key export destinations struggle with inflation, energy security, and rising recession risks. In year-on-year terms, the rate of overall export growth is now skirting single-digits again.

Asian Exports Are Softening

BlackRock's iShares MSCI Singapore ETF has come down 7% since my call to hold. A mismatch in yield between 70% of their holdings' actual dividend and what EWS offers is worth investigating.

EWS: 2022 Mid-Year Review

Singapore stocks are treated as a "safe haven" amidst the uncertain global outlook. The prominence of value-oriented industries such as Financials and Real Estate comprising the STI makes for an index that's defensive in nature.

Singapore: A Safe Haven For Straitened Times?

Singapore looks well-positioned to benefit from the loosening of China's lockdown restrictions. The cost of living in Singapore may be high but wage growth levels are compelling as well.

iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF: High Quality And High Yield

BlackRock's iShares MSCI Singapore ETF holds a small portfolio of mostly blue chip companies. As with all market weighted ETFs, it will include companies which are neither profitable nor attractive in my opinion.

EWS: Still Solid As A Rock

Asia is my favorite investment ground within the emerging markets. But there are as many different nuances within Asia as there are in Americas. Which one to choose?

Hong Kong (EWH) Versus Singapore (EWS) Stock Market - Where To Invest

EWS invests in Singaporean equities. Unfortunately, while Singapore is a developed economy, its equity market is not nearly as developed as the U.S. equity market.

EWS: Singaporean Equities Are Inexpensive But Unlikely To Outperform

The ASEAN region has shown a strong rebound in manufacturing output during October. As a result of the severe negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread lockdowns and travel bans, many ASEAN economies were in deep recession during 2020.

ASEAN Manufacturing Rebounds In October, RCEP Ratification Boosts Longer-Term Economic Outlook

Singapore with its currency and stock market is often seen as a safe place to park your money. The stock market in Singapore has lagged the market in the U.S. in the past.

EWS: Singapore Is A Dull But Fairly Safe Stock

Singapore's economy expanded 14.7% year over year in the second quarter of 2021, compared with an advance estimate of a 14.2% expansion and a final 1.5% gain in the first quarter.

Time for Singapore ETFs?

Singaporean stocks are highly concentrated, especially to cyclical sectors, most importantly Financials. With profit margins thin and low earnings growth projected by analysts, it is difficult to perceive a value opportunity here, although based on forward earnings, Singaporean stocks are not expensive.

EWS: Singaporean Equities Are Inexpensive But Cyclically Vulnerable

EWS is a relatively popular fund used to express a single-country view on Singapore. Singaporean equities have underperformed historically. While the current valuation looks appealing, the opportunity is not exciting.

EWS: Singaporean Equities Offer Diversification Value, But Upside Potential Is Moderate

Singapore has one of the highest GDP per capita in the world, a strong currency backed by foreign reserves, and the potential to expand real GDP by 5% in 2021. EWS's underlying index - the MSCI Singapore - was designed to track blue-chip names from the city-state's stock market. It has 19 constituents.

EWS: Overlooked Value Opportunity

Getting single-country exposure to investment opportunities in Asia doesn't have to be relegated to just China. Singapore's better-than-expected export figures are showing improved strength in the country's economy, which bodes well for ETFs like the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS).

Single-Country Exposure in Asia? Look Beyond China with ‘EWS'

Singapore's economy contracted 5.8 percent in 2020, better than the government's prior forecast of a decline of 6 to 6.5 percent, according to CNBC. Singapore implemented stringent lockdown measures last April in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but began lifting them in June.

Singapore's Economy Faring Better Than Expected Amid Pandemic

Data from Singapore's advance estimate of GDP for the fourth quarter of 2020 showed the year-on-year GDP contraction moderating to -3.8% in 4Q from -5.6% in 3Q. Quarter-on-quarter growth continued to be positive, albeit with a sharp slowdown (to 2.1% from 9.5%).

Singapore: Manufacturing Holds Back Recovery In Q4 2020

Singapore stocks have broken out to the upside with the help of positive coronavirus vaccine news and stand well-placed to benefit from a recovery in global risk appetite. The iShares MSCI Singapore Capped ETF (EWS) offers a high dividend yield and the opportunity to benefit from Singapore's stable economic outlook and the strong likelihood of currency strength.

EWS: Ideally Placed For Financial Sector Recovery

PMI hints at rebound in economic activity in third quarter...

Singapore Remains Resilient To Pandemic Shocks

The Singapore stock market offers a great example of where loose monetary policy has failed to prevent prospective returns from rising to attractive levels.

EWS: Singapore Stocks An Attractive Dividend Opportunity

EWS: Singapore Remains Cheap Relative To Its Quality Exposure To Asia's Growth

Here we discuss whether Singapore ETF will be able to weather the coronavirus storm as the city-state sees the second wave of infections.

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