

Flow Traders U.S. LLC trimmed its position in SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (NYSEARCA:GMF) by 60.6% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,888 shares of the company's stock after selling 12,150 shares during the

As Trump and Xi are expected to meet at the APEC Summit, optimism grows for Asia-Pacific Emerging ETFs poised to gain from a U.S.-China trade thaw.

Wall Street investors have been paying close attention to the growth in Asia. In 2023, despite various challenges in the region, especially in China's real estate sector, stocks in a number of countries saw double-digit returns.

While the China macro story of ongoing transition is a headwind to the rest of Asia, there is more to the region's economic health than this.

The total nominal GDP of the ten ASEAN nations measured in US dollar terms amounted to USD 3.6 trillion in 2022, more than doubling compared with total GDP of USD 1.6 trillion in 2009. Singapore's GDP growth rate improved to a pace of 2.8% y/y in the fourth quarter of 2023 according to the advance estimate of GDP from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

With moderating inflation levels in most Asian countries and great growth potential in the medium to long term, investing in Emerging Asian countries can prove beneficial.

The Asia-Pacific region is set for growth, expanding as much as 4.6% this year according to the IMF's latest projections. China and India being the major driving factors for the growth of the region, take a look into ETFs which can help diversify your portfolio.

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.