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How to invest in Taiwan using ETFs

How do I invest in Taiwanese stocks?

The easiest way to invest in the whole Taiwanese stock market is to invest in a broad market index. This can be done at low cost by using ETFs.

On the Taiwanese stock market you'll find 2 indices which are tracked by ETFs.

Alternatively, you may invest in indices on the Asia-Pacific region or emerging markets. However, Taiwan is weighted with less than 18% in these indices.

0.45% p.a. - 0.74% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of Taiwan ETFs
2 Indices
on the Taiwanese stock market, which are tracked by ETFs
4 ETFs
on the Taiwanese stock market
The best indices for Taiwan ETFs

Performance of Taiwanese stocks (MSCI Taiwan 20/35)

1 month: 13.58%
1 year: 33.57%
3 years: 72.39%
5 years: 165.56%

Indices in comparison

Indices on Taiwanese stocks

The best indices for ETFs on Taiwan

For an investment in the Taiwanese stock market, there are 2 indices available which are tracked by 4 ETFs. On the MSCI Taiwan index there is 1 ETF. On the MSCI Taiwan 20/35 index there are 3 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on these indices is between 0.45% p.a. and 0.74% p.a..

Index Investment focus Number of ETFs Number of constituents Short description

MSCI Taiwan

 Taiwan 1 ETF 87
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI Taiwan index tracks large and mid cap equity market performance of Taiwan.
Index factsheet

MSCI Taiwan 20/35

 Taiwan 3 ETFs 87
(30/10/2020) 		The MSCI Taiwan 20/35 index tracks large- and mid-cap companies from Taiwan. The weight of the largest constituent is constrained to 35% and the weights of all other constituents are constrained to a maximum of 20%.
Index factsheet
ETF
ISIN		   Fund size
in m EUR		 TER
in %		 Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
iShares MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETFIE00B0M63623 507 0.74% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
Xtrackers MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF 1CLU0292109187 212 0.65% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Full replication
Lyxor MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF - AccLU1900066033 59 0.45% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
HSBC MSCI Taiwan Capped UCITS ETF USDIE00B3S1J086 19 0.60% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
 
Index   1 month
in %		 3 months
in %		 6 months
in %		 1 year
in %		 3 years
in %
MSCI Taiwan 20/35 7.31% 16.43% 26.31% 24.27% 62.46%
MSCI Taiwan 7.29% 16.50% 27.85% 25.74% 63.88%
Index   2021
in %		 2020
in %		 2019
in %		 2018
in %		 2017
in %
MSCI Taiwan 20/35 23.03% 24.27% 37.95% -5.23% 11.27%
MSCI Taiwan 24.69% 25.74% 38.03% -5.57% 11.74%

Source: justETF.com; As of 31/12/2020; Calculations in EUR based on the largest ETF of the respective index.

 

The best Taiwan ETFs
by 1 year return

1 Xtrackers MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF 1C 25.74%
2 HSBC MSCI Taiwan Capped UCITS ETF USD 25.11%
3 Lyxor MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF - Acc 24.79%
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The cheapest Taiwan ETFs
by total expense ratio (TER)

1 Lyxor MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF - Acc 0.45% p.a.
2 HSBC MSCI Taiwan Capped UCITS ETF USD 0.60% p.a.
3 Xtrackers MSCI Taiwan UCITS ETF 1C 0.65% p.a.
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Alternative investment opportunities

Indices on Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific indices with a share of Taiwan

Besides Taiwan ETFs you may consider ETFs on Asia-Pacific. In total, you can invest in 5 Asia-Pacific indices, which are tracked by 12 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on Asia-Pacific is between 0.12% p.a. and 0.74% p.a..

 
Index Investment focus Number of ETFs Number of constituents Short description
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan Asia Pacific
Taiwan: 12.08%
(30/10/2020) 		1 ETF 1,258
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan index tracks equity markets of the emerging and developed countries of the Asia and Pacific region, excluding Japan.
Index factsheet
MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Asia Pacific
Taiwan: 14.01%
(30/10/2020) 		3 ETFs 1,186
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI AC Asia ex Japan index tracks equity markets of the emerging and developed countries of the Asia region, excluding Japan.
Index factsheet
MSCI AC Far East ex Japan Asia Pacific
Taiwan: 15.41%
(30/10/2020) 		2 ETFs 1,087
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI AC Far East ex Japan index tracks equity markets of the emerging and developed countries of the East Asian region, excluding Japan.
Index factsheet
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia Asia Pacific
Taiwan: 15.56%
(30/10/2020) 		5 ETFs 1,129
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI Emerging Markets Asia index tracks large and mid cap companies from Asian emerging markets.
Index factsheet
MSCI Emerging Markets Far East Asia Pacific
Taiwan: 17.30%
(30/10/2020) 		1 ETF 1,030
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI Emerging Markets Far East index tracks the largest companies in China (as accessible through the Hong Kong market), Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand.
Index factsheet
ETF
ISIN		   Fund size
in m EUR		 TER
in %		 Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
iShares MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan UCITS ETFIE00B0M63730 2,160 0.74% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets Asia UCITS ETF EUR (C)LU1681044480 1,703 0.20% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
SPDR MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETFIE00B466KX20 1,266 0.55% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
iShares MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF (Acc)IE00B5L8K969 1,144 0.65% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
Lyxor MSCI AC Asia Pacific Ex Japan UCITS ETF - AccLU1900068328 759 0.60% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
Xtrackers MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Swap UCITS ETF 1CLU0322252171 622 0.65% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
Xtrackers MSCI EM Asia Swap UCITS ETF 1CLU0292107991 618 0.65% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
HSBC MSCI AC Far East ex Japan UCITS ETF USDIE00BBQ2W338 530 0.45% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
Lyxor MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan UCITS ETF - AccLU1900068161 524 0.50% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI AC Asia Ex Japan SF UCITS ETF (USD) A-accIE00B7WK2W23 163 0.23% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Swap-based
Lyxor MSCI EM Asia UCITS ETF - AccLU1781541849 158 0.12% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
HSBC MSCI EM Far East UCITS ETF USDIE00B5LP3W10 21 0.60% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling
 
Index   1 month
in %		 3 months
in %		 6 months
in %		 1 year
in %		 3 years
in %
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan 4.20% 13.99% 19.27% 11.51% 20.21%
MSCI AC Asia ex Japan 4.20% 12.91% 19.24% 13.42% 20.82%
MSCI AC Far East ex Japan 3.84% 12.75% 18.64% 14.54% 22.34%
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia 4.64% 13.78% 21.86% 17.29% 25.24%
MSCI Emerging Markets Far East 4.27% 13.82% 21.35% 19.38% 27.03%
Index   2021
in %		 2020
in %		 2019
in %		 2018
in %		 2017
in %
MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex Japan 10.43% 11.51% 20.31% -10.40% 19.27%
MSCI AC Asia ex Japan 12.59% 13.42% 20.32% -11.47% 24.22%
MSCI AC Far East ex Japan 13.73% 14.54% 20.95% -11.69% 24.08%
MSCI Emerging Markets Asia 16.39% 17.29% 20.85% -11.64% 24.79%
MSCI Emerging Markets Far East 19.38% 19.38% 21.66% -12.53% 25.59%

Source: justETF.com; As of 31/12/2020; Calculations in EUR based on the largest ETF of the respective index.

 

Indices on Emerging Markets

Emerging markets indices with a share of Taiwan

As further alternative you may invest in ETFs on emerging markets. In total, you can consider 2 emerging markets indices tracked by 15 ETFs. The total expense ratio (TER) of ETFs on emerging markets indices is between 0.14% p.a. and 0.65% p.a..

 
Index Investment focus Number of ETFs Number of constituents Short description
FTSE Emerging Markets Emerging Markets
Taiwan: 14.33%
(30/10/2020) 		2 ETFs 1,838
(30/10/2020) 		The FTSE Emerging Markets index tracks stocks from emerging markets worldwide.
Index factsheet
MSCI Emerging Markets Emerging Markets
Taiwan: 12.67%
(30/10/2020) 		13 ETFs 1,397
(31/12/2020) 		The MSCI Emerging Markets index tracks stocks from emerging markets worldwide.
Index factsheet
ETF
ISIN		   Fund size
in m EUR		 TER
in %		 Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1CIE00BTJRMP35 3,523 0.18% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Dist)IE00B0M63177 3,163 0.18% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling
Amundi MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF EUR (C)LU1681045370 2,678 0.20% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF DistributingIE00B3VVMM84 2,149 0.22% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling
UBS ETF (LU) MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) A-disLU0480132876 1,880 0.23% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Optimized sampling
Lyxor MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF - Acc EURFR0010429068 1,085 0.55% p.a. Accumulating France Unfunded swap
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Swap UCITS ETF 1CLU0292107645 1,074 0.49% p.a. Accumulating Luxembourg Unfunded swap
iShares MSCI EM UCITS ETF (Acc)IE00B4L5YC18 826 0.18% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
HSBC MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF USDIE00B5SSQT16 784 0.15% p.a. Distributing Ireland Optimized sampling
Lyxor MSCI Emerging Markets (LUX) UCITS ETFLU0635178014 596 0.14% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Unfunded swap
Invesco MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFIE00B3DWVS88 578 0.29% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Unfunded swap
SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFIE00B469F816 436 0.42% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
Amundi Index MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF DR EUR (D)LU1737652583 399 0.20% p.a. Distributing Luxembourg Full replication
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF AccIE00BK5BR733 53 0.22% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Optimized sampling
Deka MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETFDE000ETFL342 53 0.65% p.a. Accumulating Germany Unfunded swap
 
Index   1 month
in %		 3 months
in %		 6 months
in %		 1 year
in %		 3 years
in %
FTSE Emerging Markets 3.52% 11.93% 16.71% 4.95% 15.99%
MSCI Emerging Markets 4.78% 14.15% 19.56% 8.01% 15.59%
Index   2021
in %		 2020
in %		 2019
in %		 2018
in %		 2017
in %
FTSE Emerging Markets 3.73% 4.95% 21.96% -9.38% 15.91%
MSCI Emerging Markets 6.82% 8.01% 20.90% -11.48% -

Source: justETF.com; As of 31/12/2020; Calculations in EUR based on the largest ETF of the respective index.