The Taiwan Monthly - Special Edition

11 Apr. 2024

Market & ETP Overview

TWSE – A More Diversified and Attractive ETF Market

This year, a more diverse range of ETFs with different types and tracking various countries have been introduced on the TWSE. ETFs track US government bonds, US dollar index, Japanese Yen index, and REITs have finally rolled out, providing multiple asset allocation choices to Taiwan’s investors. The domestic ETFs have also broadened to include CG, blue chip, low VAR and high dividend, etc. The TWSE has greatly expanded its ETF product line to include 95 ETFs as the end of October 2017, with more than 300 billion NTD in AUM.

 

  1. Newly Listed ETFs in 2017

    Thirty-three ETFs were newly listed on the TWSE from January to the end of October 2017.

    Stock Code

    Name of Fund

    Fund Type

    Listed Date

    Underlying Index

    Tracking Mkt.

    Issuer

    00670L

    Fubon NASDAQ-100 2X Leveraged Index ETF

    L/I

    2017/2/21

    NASDAQ-100 2X Leveraged Index

    U.S.

    Fubon Asset Management Co.

    00671R

    Fubon NASDAQ-100 -1X Inverse Index ETF

    L/I

    2017/2/21

    NASDQ-100 1x Short Index

    U.S.

    Fubon Asset Management Co.

    00678

    Capital NBI ETF

    Foreign

    2017/1/16

    NBI Index

    U.S.

    Capital Investment Trust Co.

    00680L

    Yuanta Daily U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Bull 2X ETF

    L/I

    2017/1/17

    ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond 2X Leveraged Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00681R

    Yuanta Daily U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Bear 1X ETF

    L/I

    2017/1/17

    ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond 1X Inverse Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00682U

    Yuanta S&P US Dollar ER Futures ETF

    Futures

    2017/3/14

    S&P US Dollar Futures Index ER

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00683L

    Yuanta S&P US Dollar 2x Leverage ER Futures ETF

    Futures L/I

    2017/3/14

    S&P US Dollar Futures 2x Leverage Daily Index ER

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00684R

    Yuanta S&P US Dollar 1x Inverse ER Futures ETF

    Futures L/I

    2017/3/14

    S&P US Dollar Futures 1x Inverse Daily Index ER

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00685L

    Capital TAIEX Daily Leveraged 2X ETF

    L/I

    2017/3/30

    TAIEX Daily Return Leveraged 2X Index

    Taiwan

    Capital Investment Trust Co.

    00686R

    Capital TAIEX Daily Inversed -1X ETF

    L/I

    2017/3/30

    TAIEX Daily Return Inverse -1X Index

    Taiwan

    Capital Investment Trust Corporation Co.

    00688L

    Cathay Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Daily Leveraged 2X ETF

    L/I

    2017/4/13

    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Daily Return Leverage 2X Index

    U.S.

    Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00689R

    Cathay Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Daily Inversed ETF

    L/I

    2017/4/13

    Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Daily Inverse 1x Index

    U.S.

    Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00690

    Mega Taiwan Blue Chip 30 ETF

    Domestic Capital

    2017/3/31

    TIP TAIEX+ Blue Chip 30 Index

    Taiwan

    Mega International Investment Trust Co.

    00691R

    Mega Taiwan Blue Chip 30 Daily Inverse ETF

    L/I

    2017/3/31

    TIP TAIEX+ Blue Chip 30 Daily Return Inverse -1X Index

    Taiwan

    Mega International Investment Trust Co.

    00692

    Fubon TWSE Corporate Governance 100 ETF

    Domestic Theme

    2017/5/17

    TWSE CG 100 Index

    Taiwan

    Fubon Asset Management Co.

    00693U

    Paradigm S&P GSCI Soybeans ER Futures ETF

    Futures

    2017/4/25

    S&P GSCI Soybeans Excess Return Index

    U.S.

    Paradigm Asset Management Co.

    00698L

    Yuanta Daily U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Bull 2X ETF

    L/I

    2017/6/23

    ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond 2X Leveraged Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00699R

    Yuanta Daily U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Bear 1X ETF

    L/I

    2017/6/23

    ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond 1X Inverse Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00700

    Fubon Hang Seng H-Share ETF

    Foreign

    2017/7/28

    Hang Seng China Enterprises Index

    Hong Kong

    Fubon Asset Management Co.

    00701

    Cathay TIP TAIEX+ Low Volatility Select 30 ETF

    Domestic

    2017/8/17

    TIP TAIEX+ Low Volatility Select 30 Index

    Taiwan

    Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00702

    Cathay S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/17

    S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index

    U.S.

    Cathay Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00703

    Taishin MSCI China ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/10

    MSCI China Index

    China

    Taishin Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00704L

    Taishin MSCI Taiwan Daily Leveraged 2X ETF

    L/I

    2017/8/10

    MSCI Taiwan Leveraged 2X Daily Index

    Taiwan

    Taishin Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00705R

    Taishin MSCI Taiwan Daily Inverse ETF

    L/I

    2017/8/10

    MSCI Taiwan Short Daily Index

    Taiwan

    Taishin Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00706L

    Yuanta S&P Japanese Yen 2x Leverage ER Futures ETF

    Futures L/I

    2017/9/1

    S&P Japanese Yen Futures 2x Leverage Daily ER Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00707R

    Yuanta S&P Japanese Yen 1x Inverse ER Futures ETF

    Futures L/I

    2017/9/1

    S&P Japanese Yen Futures 1x Inverse Daily ER Index

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00708L

    Yuanta S&P GSCI Gold 2x Leveraged ER Futures ETF

    Futures L/I

    2017/9/1

    S&P GSCI Gold 2x Leveraged Index ER

    U.S.

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00709

    Fubon FTSE Developed Europe ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/15

    FTSE Developed Europe index

    Europe

    Fubon Asset Management Co.

    00710B

    Fuh Hwa 1-5 Yr High Yield ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/21

    Bloomberg Barclays US High Yield 1-5 year ex China 500mln 10% Sector Capped Index

    Global

    Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00711B

    Fuh Hwa Emerging Market 10+ Yr Bond ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/21

    Bloomberg Barclays EM USD ex China Investment Grade 10 year 10% Country Capped Index

    Emerging Market

    Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00712

    Fuh Hwa FTSE Mortgage REITs ETF

    Foreign

    2017/8/21

    FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index

    U.S.

    Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00713

    Yuanta Taiwan High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

    Domestic

    2017/9/27

    TIP HDMV Index

    Taiwan

    Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co.

    00714

    Capital Dow Jones U.S. REITs ETF

    Foreign

    2017/10/26

    Dow Jones U.S. REITs Index

    U.S.

    Capital Investment Trust Co.

  2. TWSE ETF Market Overview
  1. Capitalization

    The capitalization of ETFs on the TWSE has gradually increased since 2013. By the end of September 2017, there are 94 ETFs listed on the TWSE with total AUM of 317 billion NTD.

  2. Trading Volume

    The trading value of TWSE ETFs increased significantly in 2015, following the issuance of the leverage and inverse ETFs. The ETF trading value accounted for nearly 10% of the total market at the end of 2016. As of the end of September 2017, it accounts for 4.84%.

  3. Top 10 ETFs in terms of AUM

  As of the end of September 2017, the top 10 ETFs are as follows:

Rank

Stock code

Name of Fund

Fund Type

AUM(bn NTD)

1

00632R

Yuanta Daily Taiwan 50 Bear -1X ETF

Domestic L/I

74.6

2

0050

Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF

Domestic Capitalization

44.2

3

00633L

Fubon SSE180 Leveraged 2X Index ETF

Foreign L/I

32.2

4

00637L

Yuanta Daily CSI300 Bull 2X ETF

Foreign L/I

29.9

5

006205

Fubon SSE180 ETF

Foreign

19.4

6

006206

Yuanta/P-shares SSE50 ETF

Foreign

10.7

7

0061

W.I.S.E. Yuanta/P-shares CSI 300 ETF

Foreign

9.9

8

0056

Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF

Domestic Theme

9.1

9

00636

Cathay FTSE China A50 ETF

Foreign

9.1

10

00655L

Cathay FTSE China A50 Daily Leveraged 2X ETF

Foreign L/I

6.7