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Nearly half of Hong Kong investors plan to buy or add to ETFs
A survey of 2,007 Hong Kong adults found that nearly half plan to start investing in ETFs or add to their holdings over the coming year.
ETFs are investment products traded on exchanges, and 31% of those surveyed already held them.
That ownership rate was the second-highest among five Asia-Pacific markets studied: Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan.
The survey points to growing interest in using ETFs to build wealth over the long term.
Hong Kong’s exchange-traded product market has also seen a trading boom.
Expanded investment links with mainland China through the Stock Connect scheme, along with more products listed in the city, have supported that activity.
The survey does not say what investors will buy or how their plans will affect the market.
Nearly half of Hong Kong retail investors plan to start investing in exchange-traded funds or increase their holdings over the coming year.
A survey by BlackRock’s iShares found that 31 per cent of respondents currently held ETFs.
The survey covered 2,007 Hong Kong adults.
Hong Kong had the second-highest ETF ownership rate among five Asia-Pacific markets surveyed.
The city’s exchange-traded product market has seen a trading boom, amid expanded mainland China investment links and a wider range of listed products.
- Who
- Hong Kong retail investors.
- What
- Nearly half plan to start investing in ETFs or increase their exposure to them.
- When
- Over the coming year.
- Where
- Hong Kong.
- Why
- To build long-term wealth.
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- Survey respondents
- 2,007 Hong Kong adults
- Planned ETF investment
- Nearly half plan to start investing or increase exposure over the coming year
- Current ETF ownership
- 31 per cent
- Markets surveyed
- Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan
- Hong Kong ranking
- Second-highest ETF ownership rate among the five markets