Betashares and Global X announce new ETFs
Betashares and Global X have announced they will both be launching new products focused on defined income and Chinese equities, respectively.
Global X has announced it will launch the Global X China Tech ETF to benefit from Chinese innovation across semiconductors, robotics and electric vehicles. This will be the firm’s first dedicated China vehicle.
The ETF will track 20 A and H-share companies which are selected for their growth, quality and momentum characteristics.
While it is the first dedicated to China, Global X already runs several technology-focused ETFs such as Artificial Intelligence ETF, Cybersecurity ETF, Fintech and Blockchain ETF, and Semiconductor ETF.
“China’s technology landscape is diverging sharply. Legacy internet platforms and consumer discretionary tech are facing structural challenges such as slowing user growth, tighter regulatory oversight and compressed margins. Speculative growth models without clear enterprise adoption are losing strategic relevance. In contrast, sectors aligned with national priorities, including automation, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors and the AI ecosystem, are expanding their economic footprint and deepening their competitive advantages.
“This divergence is not temporary. It reflects a broader repositioning of China’s economic model towards self-sufficiency, industrial modernisation and digital productivity. Capital, policy and commercial demand are flowing to companies embedded in these shifts. Capturing this transition requires precision as broad exposure risks diluting the structural opportunity. Targeted access to companies positioned at the centre of China’s next phase of innovation is essential.”
Secondly, Betashares will launch a range of three corporate bond ETFs to offer investors a defined income with diversification and transparency.
The Betashares Defined Income Bond ETF range will consist of three fixed income ETFs offering attractive income and a defined maturity date. Each ETF will invest in a portfolio of investment-grade corporate bonds that mature in either 2028, 2029, and 2030.
The ETF provider runs 20 fixed income and cash ETFs, including Australian Government Bond ETF, Australian Major Bank Hybrids ETF, US Treasury Bond 20+ Year Currency Hedged ETF, and Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF.
Earlier this year, the firm announced that it had joined forces with AMP’s platform North to create a targeted geared retirement series utilising internally geared ETFs. The geared managed portfolio series on North is constructed to raise exposure to defensive assets and income, offering a cost-effective way to leverage exposure to the sharemarket.
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