China’s Incredible Shrinking Exchange-Traded Funds

Investors in some ETFs have seen the size of their funds drop sharply after they start trading, a trend insiders blame on the use of ‘helper’ institutions who subscribe for shares to boost a fund’s in

China’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has boomed over the past four years, as asset managers launched new funds offering retail investors a convenient way of getting exposure to hot sectors, such as semiconductors, without having to buy individual stocks.