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If advisors and investors haven't been keeping a close eye on the Chinese market recently, now may be a very good time to start doing so. On Wednesday, President Trump headed off to Beijing for a two-day summit, marking the first time a U.S. president has visited China in nearly a decade.
The WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund ETF is rated Hold, reflecting fair valuation and mixed technicals. CXSE has underperformed over the past year, with negative alpha and weak near-term seasonality, but shows signs of bullish consolidation. The CXSE ETF is highly concentrated in Chinese tech and AI, with Alibaba and Tencent comprising 17% of assets and limited exposure to value sectors.
China stocks were among the world's top performers last year. The MSCI China Index jumped 31%, slightly trailing the 34% returned by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.
Investors willing to make a long-term bet on China in a less risky way could find the CXSE ETF a compelling option. By excluding state-owned enterprises, the ETF focuses on businesses where shareholder returns and strong fundamentals matter the most. Yet, anti-monopoly rules, regulatory fines, or a wealth rebalance are among practices that have been and can be imposed by the Chinese government on any domestic business.
It's been a good year for international equity ETFs. As a category, broad exposure funds tapping into both developed and emerging market equities have delivered outsized gains relative to U.S. markets this year, as well as much sought portfolio diversification.
After a tumultuous period for markets in which the Trump administration raised tariffs on goods imported from China to 145%, news of an apparent deal with the Chinese government brought the tariff level down to 30% as of mid-May 2025. The S&P 500 seemed to breathe a sigh of relief at this news, turning positive year-to-date (YTD) after a significant drop in April.
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One of the top themes year-to-date has been China-focused technology ETFs. China technology stocks have surged on AI enthusiasm related to China startup DeepSeek's AI model launch.
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