Apr
21
The 80% BlackRock ETF Return That Shortchanged China Stock Bulls
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An investor observes stock market at a stock exchange corporation in Huaibei, Anhui province of China, on April 10, 2015. Source: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
Most stock investors would be thrilled with an 80 percent return in the past year. For those who bought BlackRock Inc.’s flagship ETF for mainland Chinese shares, however, it’s akin to getting shortchanged.
The $9.1 billion iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF, an exchange-traded fund designed to track returns of the 50 largest companies traded in Shanghai and Shenzhen, has underperformed its benchmark by a whopping 29 percentage points on a total return basis over that span…
The 80% BlackRock ETF Return That Shortchanged China Stock Bulls
