Asia ETF News for the Past 3 Months
Japan: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
February 17, 2026--The Japanese economy has displayed impressive resilience in the face of global shocks and is experiencing a sustained period of output growing above potential. Domestic demand has been robust and unemployment remains low. After three decades of near-zero inflation, prices have been growing faster than the BOJ's 2-percent target for three and a half years. While nominal wages are rising at a historic pace, there are persistent concerns about the cost of living as high inflation erodes household purchasing power.
ETF Shares Selects Bloomberg to Electronify ETF Primary Markets Workflows
February 9, 2026-Bloomberg today announced that ETF Shares, an emerging Australian ETF issuer has adopted BSKT, Bloomberg's ETF creation and redemption tool to help automate ETF primary markets workflows, increasing operational efficiency and the ability to better manage risk.
Strong and consistent demand by Korean retail investors throughout 2025 for overseas listed ETFs
February 6, 2026--Monthly Purchases of overseas listed ETFs by Korean retail investors showed consistently strong demand throughout 2025. The number of ETFs purchased each month ranged between 19 and 32, with the year beginning at 22 ETFs in January, rising to a peak of 32 ETFs in April, and ending with 27 ETFs in December, up from 26 in December 2024.
Korea Investment Management Launches KIM ACE US SMR Nuclear Top 10 ETF
February 3, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its latest collaboration with Korea Investment Management. The KIM ACE US SMR Nuclear Top 10 ETF tracks the Solactive US SMR Nuclear Top 10 Index, which is designed to provide a rules-based representation of U.S. companies leading the advancement of nuclear energy, with a specific focus on Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.
E Fund Launches E Fund (HK) Solactive Global Gold Miner Select Index ETF Tracking the Solactive Global Gold Miner Select Index
February 3, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its latest collaboration with E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Limited ("E Fund HK"), marking E Fund HK's first ETF partnership with Solactive. The newly launched E Fund (HK) Solactive Global Gold Miner Select Index ETF, tracks the Solactive Global Gold Miner Select Index, providing exposure to globally listed companies engaged in gold mining activities, with a defined allocation to Hong Kong-listed miners.
Mirae Asset Global Investments Launches Mirae TIGER China Securities ETF, Tracking the Solactive China Securities Index
February 2, 2026-Solactive is pleased to announce its collaboration with Mirae Asset Global Investments on the launch of the TIGER China Securities ETF, which tracks the Solactive China Securities Index. The ETF is designed to track the performance of China's leading securities firms and online financial platforms-amid recent policy and market developments in the Chinese capital markets.
Daily Price Limits to be Broadened（ETF/ETN): 3 issues
February 2, 2026-First ETF Linked to JPX Prime 150 Index
Since the auction of the following 3 issues closed at the upper (lower) price on the TSE, the upper daily price limit (lower price limit) will be broadened on the next business day (February 3) as follows.
Daily Price Limits to be Broadened : 1 issue
February 2, 2026-The following issue has fallen under the following (1) or (2) for two consecutive business days. As such, TSE wishes to bring to your attention that it will broaden only the upper (or lower) daily price limit on the next business day (February 3) as follows.
Change in Trading Unit and Tick Sizes for ETFs (4 issues including NZAM ETF DAX (JPY Hedged) (Code: 2089))
February 2, 2026-Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has announced that we will change the trading unit for 4 ETFs and will start trading in the new trading unit from February 16, 2026 as follows. In addition, in line with the change in the trading unit, the tick size will be changed from the same day.
Hang Seng Gold ETF Debuts Today
January 29, 2026-Hong Kong's First ETF Offering Physical Gold Redemption Through the Bank
Low Entry Threshold and Diverse Unit Classes to Meet Diverse Investor Needs
Hang Seng Investment Management Limited ('Hang Seng Investment') launched the Hang
Seng Gold ETF (Stock code: 3170),which commenced trading on the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange today.
