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With all the media attention directed at emerging markets, investors have been investigating options for investing in emerging markets funds. Although specialized hedge funds exist, these are geared towards higher net worth individuals. These funds can also attract processing fees for entry and exit. Mutual funds can also be higher cost investment vehicle that are subject to sign up and redemption fees. With the advent of exchange traded funds, investors now have a
lower cost way of participating in emerging market funds. These
funds are traded on the exchange in much the same way as stocks.
You can purchase a position to go long, short, margin lend and use
as part of a hedging strategy. The costs are the same as for buying
and selling stocks. Data is readily available through most data
vendors and quotations and research can be sourced over the internet.
With the economic woes currently confronting the US, investors
have been looking more and more to invest offshore. With India,
China, Russia and Brazil enjoying fast growth rates, many emerging
markets stock index funds have been listing on the exchange with
mandates that include holdings of stocks in these fast growing regions.
The following represents some avenues for investors who are looking
to invest in emerging market funds. Acadian Emerging Market Fund (AEMGX) Top 10 Holdings: Oppenheimer Developing Markets Fund :A Top 10 Holdings: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Petrobras Depository Receipts: 3.88% Claymore ETF:BNY BRIC Next Article: Currency Trading Education 
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