Tariffs slow China’s growth

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SPDR S&P CHINA ETF $89.77 (New York Exchange symbol GXC; buy or sell through brokers; www.spdrs.com) tracks the S&P China BMI Index. The fund includes all publicly traded Chinese stocks available to foreign investors. Right now, the SPDR S&P China ETF holds 372 stocks. The fund launched on March 19, 2007, and has a 0.59% MER. It yields 1.7%. The ETF’s top holdings are Alibaba (e-commerce), 12.0%; Tencent (Internet), 11.3%; China Construction Bank, 3.6%; Ping An Insurance Group, 3.0%; Industrial & Commercial Bank, 2.5%, China Mobile, 2.1%; Meituan Dianping (e-commerce); Bank of China, 1.5%; Baidu Inc. (Internet), 1.3%; and CNOOC Limited (offshore oil and natural gas), 1.2%. China still has strong growth potential. However, it needs to cut high levels of consumer and business borrowing to realize that potential. That, however, is proving difficult given its ongoing trade dispute with the U.S. SPDR S&P China ETF is a hold for aggressive investors. investors…