ZCH - Great way to invest in China - BMO China Equity Hedged to CAD Index ETF

[idiotstockinvestor]

I think this is a great way to invest in China, they have all the most popular state-run companies and other tech companies.

The fund itself is new as of January 2010 but so far has been fairly profitable.

I wish I found out about it sooner because I invested in China Mobile and Unicom, both of which did well until shortly after Vodaphone sold their billions in shares they had in both companies. If I had invested in this ETF I wouldn't have lost money.

Also some stocks like PetroChina and others are quite expensive so most of us could never afford to really buy those stocks separately.

Do note that all of those stocks trade on the NYSE so you have multiple possibilities for currency issues if you are Canadian like me. The stocks are sold in USD on the NYSE, but of course are really sold in RMB in mainland China.

[idiotstockinvestor]

Here are the 42 Chinese stocks that make up the fund:
China Mobile (Hk) Ltd ADR 8.29% CNOOC Limited ADR 7.46% China Life Insurance ADR 7.12% PetroChina Co Ltd ADR 6.64% China Unicom Ltd ADS 5.28% China Petro&Chem Corp ADR 4.95% Baidu, Inc., ADR 4.78% China Telecom Corp Sp ADR 3.56% Ctrip.com Intl, ADR 3.46% Yanzhou Coal Mining ADR 3.21% Aluminum Corp China ADR 2.68% Focus Media Holding ADR 2.29% NetEase.com Inc ADR 2.11% Mindray Medical Intl ADR 2.06% New Oriental Ed&Tk Sp ADR 1.89% Trina Solar Limited ADR 1.80% Huaneng Power Intl ADR 1.77% Semiconductor Manfct, ADR 1.57% Longtop Financial Tch ADR 1.54% JA Solar Holdings Co ADR 1.54% Cash 1.53% China Eastern Air ADR 1.53% China Sthrn Air ADR 1.42% Yingli Green Energy ADR 1.42% Shanda Interactive ADR 1.39% Melco Crown Entertnmt ADR 1.37% Home Inns&Hotels M ADR 1.36% Suntech Power Hldgs ADR 1.34% VanceInfo Tech ADR 1.32% E-House China H. Ltd ADS 1.31% WuXi Pharmatech Inc ADR 1.29% Sinopec Shangh Petro ADR 1.25% ReneSola Ltd, ADR 1.25% Perfect World Co Ltd, ADR 1.23% LDK Solar Company Ltd ADR 1.03% Giant Interactive Grp ADR 1.03% Guangshen Railway ADR 0.94% Cninsure, Inc., ADR 0.92% Shanda Games Limited, ADR 0.90% Spreadtrum Communicat-ADR 0.78% 7 Days Group Holding,ADR 0.77% China Medical Tech Sp ADR 0.62% Total Holdings in Portfolio 42

Here is the at a glance profile from the fund website:

Ticker Symbol ZCH Net Assets ($MM) (Oct 13, 2010) $9.3 Market Price $16.5500 12 Month Low/High (Market Price) $12.79 / $16.59 Price (NAV) (Oct 13, 2010) $16.5235 12 Month Low/High (Price (NAV)) $13.08 / $16.52 Weighted Average Yield (%) 1.41% Maximum Annual Management Fee 0.650% Eligibility RRSP/RRIF/RESP/DPSP/ TFSA Date Started Jan 19, 2010 Fiscal Year End December 31 Units Outstanding (000's) 566 CUSIP 05590F101 Index BNY Mellon China Select ADR Index CAD Hedged Exchange TSX