ETF of the Week: WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (CXSE)
ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the
WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (CXSE) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.
CXSE seeks to track the WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Index’s price and yield performance, which is a modified float-adjusted market cap-weighted index that consists of common stocks in China, excluding common stocks of “state-owned enterprises.” Chinese companies that are not state-owned enterprises are defined as government ownership of greater than 20%.
The fund is a tailored emerging market play that cuts out inefficient state-owned businesses. In regards to state-owned enterprises, government ownership can negatively impact the operational efficiency of a company. Government-owned and influenced companies typically run their businesses with a broader set of interests, appealing more to government wish