Asia Pacific Funds Battle For Inflows: Developed (VPL) vs. Emerging (GMF)

Since the economic slowdown in 2008, investors have slowly started to shed their domestic fund bias and started to search the world for greener pastures. As one of the most diverse markets, Asia has become a haven for both risk adverse and long term investors looking for firms in developed economies, and a home for the bold and calculated emerging market investor looking for strong returns. As a number of ETFs represent both strategies, it is no surprise that sometimes funds eat into each others’ inflows. With over 25 Asia Pacific Equity ETFs on the market, the majority focus on a single country at a time; Australia, China, India or Japan to name a few. ETFs that offer a broader hold on the Asian market can be a powerful play for investors looking for total market exposure Meet the Competitors VPL and GMF separate themselves by being the largest multi-country funds in the [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Malaysia ETF Offers Exposure To Forgotten Emerging Market Guinness Atkinson Plans To Enter ETF Race, Vanguard Shifts Indexes 5 Gold Metal ETFs For The 2012 Olympics Thrifty Investors Behold: Cheapest ETF In Every Category Ex-Japan ETFs In Focus