The SPDR S&P China ETF (GXC) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of leading publicly traded companies in China. The ETF is managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) and trades under the ticker GXC on the NYSE Arca.

Classified as a single-country international equity ETF, the fund provides broad exposure to the Chinese equity market by investing in large-, mid-, and small-cap companies across multiple sectors. Its strategy offers investors diversified access to the world's second-largest economy through a single investment vehicle.

The ETF follows a passive management approach and seeks to replicate the performance of the S&P China BMI Index, a benchmark composed of eligible Chinese companies listed on mainland Chinese exchanges, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and other exchanges included under the index methodology.

Diversification and sector exposure

GXC provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Chinese companies.

• Consumer discretionary.

• Communication services.

• Technology.

• Financial services.

• Industrials.

• Healthcare.

• Chinese equity market.

The portfolio includes hundreds of Chinese companies across a wide range of industries, including technology, e-commerce, banking, insurance, industrials, consumer businesses, healthcare, and energy.

The ETF's performance reflects developments in China's economy and equity market while also responding to changes in global trade and financial conditions.

China's economic growth, government policies, regulatory developments, domestic consumption, the real estate market, international trade relations, interest rates, and currency movements may all influence the fund's performance.

Structure and costs

GXC shares trade on the secondary market on the NYSE Arca during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF's market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. Dividends received from portfolio holdings may be distributed periodically to shareholders according to the fund's distribution policy.

Because it concentrates its investments in a single country, the fund is exposed to economic, political, regulatory, and currency risks specific to China, as well as broader geopolitical developments.

History and evolution of the ETF

The SPDR S&P China ETF was launched in 2007 to provide investors with broad, exchange-traded access to the Chinese equity market.

Since inception, the fund has tracked China's economic expansion, the growth of its technology and consumer sectors, and the evolution of the country's regulatory and financial landscape.

In recent years, the recovery of domestic consumption, government stimulus measures, developments in the technology sector, international trade tensions, and regulatory changes implemented by Chinese authorities have continued to shape the performance of the companies represented in the ETF's portfolio.

Additional Information

SPDR S&P China ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $460.72 million.

Over the past 12 months, SPDR S&P China ETF recorded a return of -12.44%, with its price trading between $85.90 and $106.67 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker GXC.