Shanghai Securities News has learned that the China-Korea Semiconductor ETF submitted by Huatai Berry Fund on August 9 has been approved recently, which is the first ETF that can invest in the Korean stock market in China. Huatai Barry Fund index investment department said that the current A-share market does not invest in South Korea's theme products, the company layout of China and South Korea semiconductor ETF can fill the gap.

"From the perspective of the global semiconductor industry, the Korean semiconductor industry has a very prominent position in the world -- large volume, fast growth, strong representation, accounting for 20% of the global market share, is Korea's pillar industry. At the same time, China's semiconductor industry has also experienced considerable development in recent years. In the long term, we are very bullish on the development of the semiconductor industry in China and South Korea. Especially since the beginning of this year, the dollar index has continued to rise, and the valuation of growth stocks is more serious, and the industry has the potential power of valuation repair." Huatai Berry Fund index investment department said.

As the number and size of QDII funds have grown in recent years, so have the asset classes and investment regions involved in such products. From the perspective of asset class, QDII asset class has covered stocks, bonds, derivatives, commodities and so on. The investment scope has also been expanding. There are 5 Japanese market products such as DAX ETF, ICBC Credit Suisse India Market, Morgan Europe Dynamic Strategy, TEda Manulife India Stock, Efonda Nikkei 225ETF, Huaxia Nomura Nikkei 225ETF, South Summit TOPIX, Hua 'an Nikkei 225ETF, Morgan Japan Selection, etc. And Tianhong Vietnam market has been established.

Since the beginning of this year, public fund companies have reported a number of innovative QDII products, covering topics such as high-end manufacturing, new energy vehicles, healthcare, semiconductors and other fields. In addition to the China-South Korea semiconductor ETF, Tianhong has also applied for the FTSE Swiss Index Initiative (QDII), which, if approved, will make it the first domestic fund that can invest in the Swiss equity market.

Industry insiders believe that the increase in the variety of QDII products and the scope of investment areas can increase investors' choice of overseas investment, while effectively diversifying the risks of a single variety or market.

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