The Taiwan Monthly

Dec. 2017

Market & ETP Overview

Three New ETFs Launched on the TWSE

The TWSE has provided the investors with more diversified ETF products. In addition to the ETF that tracks Brent Crude ER Futures Index, Paradigm Asset Management issued the Leveraged and Inverse ETFs tracking Brent Crude 2X Leveraged ER Futures Index and Brent Crude 1X Inverse ER Futures Index, listed on November 16. Moreover, Fubon Asset Management also issued the first ETF based on U.S. Preferred Stock Index, listed on November 29.

  1. Newly-listed ETFs in November 2017

    Three ETFs were newly listed on the TWSE in November.

    Stock Code Name of Fund Fund Type Listed Date Underlying Index Tracking Mkt. Issuer
    00715L Paradigm S&P GSCI Brent Crude 2X Leveraged ER Futures ETF Futures L/I 2017/11/16 S&P GSCI Brent Crude 2X leveraged ER Index U.S. Paradigm Asset Management Co.
    00716R Paradigm S&P GSCI Brent Crude 1X Inverse ER Futures ETF Futures L/I 2017/11/16 S&P GSCI Brent Crude 1X Inverse ER Index U.S. Paradigm Asset Management Co.
    00717 Fubon S&P U.S. Preferred Stock ETF Foreign 2017/11/29 S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index U.S. Fubon Asset Management Co.


  2. TWSE ETF Market Overview

  1. Capitalization
    The AUM of ETFs on the TWSE has demonstrated an increasing trend since 2013. As of the end of October 2017, there are 95 ETFs listed on the TWSE with total AUM of 306 billion NTD.



  2. Trading Value
    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 October 2017, it accounts for 4.78%.



  3. Top 10 ETFs in AUM
    As of the end of October 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

    64.4

    2

    0050

    Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Top 50 ETF

    Domestic Capitalization

    41.6

    3

    00633L

    Fubon SSE180 Leveraged 2X Index ETF

    Foreign L/I

    31.3

    4

    00637L

    Yuanta Daily CSI300 Bull 2X ETF

    Foreign L/I

    29.6

    5

    006205

    Fubon SSE180 ETF

    Foreign

    21.2

    6

    0061

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

    Foreign

    9.5

    7

    006206

    Yuanta/P-shares SSE50 ETF

    Foreign

    9.2

    8

    00636

    Cathay FTSE China A50 ETF

    Foreign

    9.2

    9

    0056

    Yuanta/P-shares Taiwan Dividend Plus ETF

    Domestic Theme

    9.1

    10

    00655L

    Cathay FTSE China A50 Daily Leveraged 2X ETF

    Foreign L/I

    6.3