By Charlie Awdry, CFA
Investment Manager Charlie Awdry discusses the implications of China A shares' increased weighting in MSCI equity indices and how this is likely to attract more foreign investment in China's equity markets.
What's the News?
Index provider MSCI announced on February 28 that it will increase the weighting of China A shares (Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed stocks) in its indices by quadrupling the inclusion factor from 5% to 20% by November 20191.
As a result, there will be 253 large-cap and 168 mid-cap China A shares in the MSCI Emerging Markets