Exchange Traded Funds

[wanton_mee]

I would like to invest in ETFs, and would like to seek advice on how I should go about it and suggest what ETFs I should go for.

My requirements for ETFs are as follow:
1) US/China play / MSCI Global Index
2) Would be better if it is traded in SGD (not denominated in USD)
3) AN ETF that tracks the actual index and not a synthetic ETF

Anyone has experience in this area can shortlist a few ETF for me to research on?

Better still, anyone who knows any good SCB broker to recommend?

Thanks!

 

[Shiny Things]

I would like to invest in ETFs, and would like to seek advice on how I should go about it and suggest what ETFs I should go for.

My requirements for ETFs are as follow:
1) US/China play / MSCI Global Index
2) Would be better if it is traded in SGD (not denominated in USD)
3) AN ETF that tracks the actual index and not a synthetic ETF

Anyone has experience in this area can shortlist a few ETF for me to research on?

Better still, anyone who knows any good SCB broker to recommend?

Thanks!

G'day,

You've come to the right place. A few points:

1. You can't have a physical (not synthetic) ETF that tracks China, because there's no way for the ETF to buy the physical stocks. It's synthetic or nothing.
2. SCB doesn't have brokers - it's entirely self-directed. That's part of why it's so cheap.

So here we go:

• US ETF: just go straight to the USA and buy the big daddy SPY. There's no good SGD-denominated equivalent.
• China ETF: The most popular in this space seems to be JK8, the UETF SSE50; KT4, the DBXT CSI300 ETF, also seems to get some business, though it's listed in USD so it's not ideal for your case.
• Global: Again, go to the USA; VT, the Vanguard World stock ETF, is pretty good in this space.

 

[highsulphur]

I'm thinking of using my SRS funds to buy the STI ETF just to get some yield. The other ETF listed on SGX look dismal.

 

[Epps_Sg]

IMO I would say to skip the china play - high GDP does not equate to high stock market gains.