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ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 INDEX FUND $40.04 – New York Exchange symbol FXI

ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 INDEX FUND $40.04 (New York Exchange symbol FXI; buy or sell through brokers) is an ETF that aims to track the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index, which is made up of the 25 largest and most liquid Chinese stocks. All of the stocks in the index trade on the Hong Kong exchange. Some also trade as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the New York exchange.

The fund’s top holdings are China Mobile, 10.3%; China Construction Bank, 9.4%; Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, 8.0%; China Life Insurance, 6.8%; CNOOC Ltd., 6.1%; China Unicom Hong Kong, 5.0%; Ping An Insurance Group, 4.4%; China Petroleum & Chemical, 4.1%; PetroChina, 4.0%; and Bank of China, 4.0%.

The fund’s holdings give it the following industry breakdown: Financials, 45.6%; Telecommunications, 19.2%; Oil and Gas, 14.2%; Basic Materials, 9.4%; Industrials, 7.9%; Consumer Services, 1.8%; and Utilities, 0.8%. The ETF has an expense ratio of 0.73%. The dividend yield is 2.3%.

iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund is a buy for aggressive investors.

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