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John Zechner iShares China Index ETF XCH-T DON'T BUY Apr 12, 2010

(Market Call Minute.) China Index ETF. This is good but he would prefer emerging-market ETF (EEM-N) or Brazil over China right now.
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China, Good for Asian exposure.
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China double bull ETF? China Index ETF is the only thing he has. Sector and Country plays are a little more expensive so it costs about 85 basis points, which is more than he likes to pay for an ETF. To get a double bull, he suspects he would have to go through the US.
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Doesn’t think 2014 is going to be China’s year. Maybe 2015 will be the year. There’s certainly some recovery in emerging markets banks.

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It covers the 50 largest Chinese stocks. We are coming back to test. Really good risk/reward.
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(A Top Pick Aug 12/19, Up 13%) China lowered their tariff on US goods. We have a trend here but will have resistance in the high $20s. If we get through that then away we go. He would add to this name. It would, however, come off with any correction in the next couple of weeks.
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ZCH is more focused on the tech names with BABA counting for 22% of the holdings. There is virtually no financials. XCH has about 20% banks. Must understand what you own. Internet names have been pounded recently. KWEB could be a good way to play it.

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China will be the biggest economy in the world one day. You do want exposure to this big market. Weakness is an opportunity to add to this.
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Outlook on China Yes, China is reopening, but China is a strategic threat to North America and there's no transparency in their companies. China has the law of rules, not the law of rule (corruption). He owns nothing in China.
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Chinese stocks have sucked for 3-4 years due to political interference from Beijing. But XCH bottomed a month ago and is rebounding. If this breaks below $13.74, then that means there are more problems in China. Start with a small position. If this continues to rise, he will add to his holding, currently 3% of his portfolio. Risk-reward is really good.

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Holds large and mid-cap Chinese companies with broad exposure.