Jun 02, 2009 - 9:18 AM EDT
Trader Mark submits:I really like some of the products out of Van Eck Global's ETF lineup; we've covered quite a few in the past. One beef I've had is while we have a litany of individual Chinese companies to choose from with American ADRs, the choices in India, Brazil (and if you are are a gunslinging investor) Russia are far more sparse. In an increasingly flat world, I do believe demographics will be destiny, as after we covered the 4th most populous country in the world two weeks ago [May 22, 2009: Guest Post - Indonesia; A Must Own Emerging Market] - let's now look at the 5th most populous.
For Brazilian exposure there are approximately 30-35 individual ADRs on American exchanges as best as I can tell - some of the more obvious big cap names are:
Source: Seeking Alpha (Jun 02, 2009 - 9:18 AM EDT)