Invest in Specific Countries with Country and Region ETFs and ETNs

For investors looking for international exposure in their portfolios, there are a lot of options. Foreign currency ETFs, emerging market funds, international bond ETFs and even broad foreign market ETFs.

However, what if you want to invest in a specific country or region? That’s when you want to consider a country-specific ETF. If want to hedge foreign risk in a certain country or want to take advantage of growth in a region, then you want to check out a country ETF.

There are a slew of country and region specific funds and some areas have more than others, so that’s what makes this list so important. Research which funds for which areas are the best for your investment strategy…

Africa ETFs

AFK - Market Vectors Africa ETF

EZA - iShares MSCI South Africa Index ETF

GAF - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF

Argentina ETFs

ARGT - Global X FTSE Argentina 20 ETF

Andean ETFs

AND - Global X FTSE Andean 40 ETF

Asia ETFs

AAXJ - iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index ETF

ADRA - BLDRS Asia 50 ADR Index ETF

ALD - WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund

AIA - iShares S&P Asia 50 Index ETF

ASEA - Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF

AXJS - iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Small Cap Index Fund

AYT - Barclays GEMS Asia-8 ETN

DND - WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan Total Dividend ETF

DNH - WisdomTree Pacific ex-Japan Equity Income ETF

EPP - iShares MSCI Pacific ex-Japan ETF

FPA - First Trust Asia Pacific Ex-Japan AlphaDex Fund

GMF - SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF

GSAX - ALPS/GS Momentum Builder Asia ex-Japan Equities and U.S. Treasuries Index ETF

IFAS - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Asia Index ETF

JPX - UltraShort MSCI Pacific ex-Jpn ProShares ETF

PAF - PowerShares FTSE RAFI Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF

PGD - Barclays Asian & Gulf Currency Reval ETN

TOK - iShares MSCI Kokusai Index ETF

UXJ - Ultra MSCI Pacific Ex-Japan

VPL - Vanguard Pacific Stock ETF

Australia ETFs

AUSE - WisdomTree Australia Dividend Fund

AUD - Australia Bond Index Fund

EWA - iShares MSCI Australia Index ETF

FAUS - First Trust Australia AlphaDex Fund

FXA - CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust ETF

KROO - IQ Australia Small-Cap ETF

GDAY - ProShares Ultra Australian Dollar ETF

CROC - ProShares UltraShort Australian Dollar ETF

Austria ETFs

EWO - iShares MSCI Austria Investable Mkt Index ETF

Belgium ETFs

EWK - iShares MSCI Belgium Investable Market Index ETF

Brazil ETFs

BRAQ - Global X Brazil Consumer ETF

BRAZ - Global X Brazil Mid Cap ETF

BRF - Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF

BRZU - Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3X Shares ETF

BRZS - Direxion Daily Brazil Bear 3X Shares

BZQ - UltraShort MSCI Brazil ProShares ETF

DBBR - DBX Brazil Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

EWZ - iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF

EWZS - iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap Index Fund

FBZ - First Trust Brazil AlphaDex Fund

UBR - Ultra MSCI Brazil ETF

BRIC ETFs

BIK - SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF

BKF - iShares MSCI BRIC Index ETF

EEB - Claymore/BNY Mellon BRIC ETF

EWBK - Rydex Russell BRIC Equal Weight ETF

Cananda ETFs

CAD - Pimco Canada Bond Index Fund

CNDA - IQ Canada Small-Cap ETF

CNPF - Global X Canada Preferred ETF

DBCN - DBX MSCI Canada Currency-Hedged Fund

ENY - Claymore/SWM Canadian Energy Income ETF

EWC - iShares MSCI Canada Index ETF

FCAN - First Trust Canada AlphaDex Fund

FXC - CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ETF

TSXV - Global X S&P-TSX Venture Canada 30 ETF

Chile ETFs

ECH - iShares MSCI Chile Investable Market Index ETF

China ETFs

CHIB - Global X China Technology ETF

CHIE - Global X China Energy ETF

CHII - Global X China Industrials ETF

CHIM - Global X China Materials ETF

CHIQ - Global X China Consumer ETF

CHIX - Global X China Financials ETF

CHXX - China Infrastructure Index ETF

CNY - Market Vectors Renminbi/USD ETN

CYB - WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan ETF

CZI - Dixerion Daily China Bear 3x Shares ETF

CZM - Dixerion Daily China Bull 3x Shares ETF

DSUM - PowerShares Chinese Yuan Dim Sum Bond Portfolio

ECNS - iShares MSCI China Small-Cap Index Fund

EWGC - Rydex Russell Greater China Large Cap Equal Weight ETF

FCA - First Trust China AlphaDex Fund

FCHI - iShares FTSE China (HK Listed) Index ETF

FXI - iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index ETF

FXP - UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China25 Proshares ETF

GXC - SPDR S&P China ETF

HAO - Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap ETF

MCHI - iShares MSCI China Index Fund

PEK - Market Vectors China ETF

PGJ - PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China

RMB - Guggenheim Yuan Bond ETF

TAO - Claymore/AlphaShares China Real Estate ETF

TCHI - RBS China TrendPilot ETN

XPP - Ultra FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ProShares ETF

YAO - Claymore/AlphaShares China All-Cap ETF

YXI - Proshares Short FTSE / Xinhua China 25 ETF

Colombia ETFs

GXG - Global X/InterBolsa FTSE Colombia 20 ETF

COLX - Market Vectors Colombia ETF

Denmark ETFs

EDEN - iShares MSCI Denmark Capped Investable Market Index ETF

Egypt ETFs

EGPT - Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF

Europe ETFs

ADRU - BLDRS Europe 100 ADR Index ETF

DFE - WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend ETF

DRR - Market Vectors Double Short Euro ETN

EPV - UltraShort MSCI Europe ProShares ETF

ERO - iPath EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN

ESR - iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index ETF

EU - WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro ETF

EUFN - iShares MSCI Europe Financials Sector Index Fund

EUO - UltraShort Euro ProShares ETF

FEP - First Trust Europe AlphaDex Fund

FEZ - SPDR DJ EURO STOXX 50 ETF

FXE - CurrencyShares Euro Trust ETF

GUR - SPDR S&P Emerging Europe ETF

IEV - iShares S&P Europe 350 Index ETF

IFEU - iShares FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Europe Index ETF

ULE - Ultra Euro ProShares ETF

UPV - Ultra MSCI Europe ETF

VGK - Vanguard European ETF

Far East ETFs

FEFN - iShares MSCI Far East Financials Sector Index Fund

Finland ETFs

EFNL - iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index ETF

France ETFs

EWQ - iShares MSCI France Index ETF

Germany ETFs

BUND - Pimco Germany Bond Index Fund

BUNT - PowerShares DB 3x German Bund Futures ETN

BUNL - PowerShares DB German Bund Futures ETN

EWG - iShares MSCI Germany Index ETF

FGM - First Trust Germany AlphaDex Fund

GERJ - Germany Small-Cap ETF

GGOV - ProShares German Sovereign/Sub-Sovereign ETF

Greece ETFs

GREK - Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF

Hong Kong ETFs

EWH - iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index ETF

EWHS - iShares MSCI Hong Kong Small Cap Index ETF

FHK - First Trust Hong Kong AlphaDex Fund

India ETFs

EPI - WisdomTree India Earnings ETF

FNI - First Trust ISE Chindia ETF

ICN - WisdomTree Dreyfus Indian Rupee ETF

INCO - Emerging Global India Infrastructure ETF

INDL - Direxion Daily India Bull 3x Shares ETF

INDY - iShares S&P India Nifty Fifty Index ETF

INP - iPath MSCI India Index ETN

INR - Market Vectors Rupee/USD ETN

INXX - EGShares India Infrastructure ETF

PIN - PowerShares India ETF

SCIF - Market Vectors India Small-Cap Index ETF

SCIN - Emerging Global Shares Indxx India Small Cap ETF

INDA - MSCI India Index Fund

SMIN - iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund

Indonesia ETFs

EIDO - iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index ETF

IDX - Market Vectors Indonesia ETF

IDXJ - Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF

Ireland ETFs

EIRL - iShares MSCI Ireland Capped Investable Market Index ETF

Israel ETFs

EIS - iShares MSCI Israel Cap Invest Market Index ETF

Italy ETFs

EWI - iShares MSCI Italy Index ETF

ITLT - PowerShares DB 3x Italian Treasury Bond Futures ETN

ITLY - PowerShares DB Italian Treasury Bond Futures ETN

Japan ETFs

DBJP - DBX MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity Fund

DFJ - WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend

DXJ - WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend ETF

EWJ - iShares MSCI Japan Index ETF

EWV - UltraShort MSCI Japan ProShares ETF

EZJ - Ultra MSCI Japan ProShares ETF

FJP - First Trust Japan AlphaDex Fund

FXY - CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF

JGBS - PowerShares DB Inverse Japanese Government Bond Futures ETN

JGBD - PowerShares DB 3x Inverse Japanese Government Bond Futures ETN

JGBT - PowerShares DB 3x Japanese Govt Bond Futures ETN

JGBL - PowerShares DB Japanese Govt Bond Futures ETN

JPP - SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan ETF

JSC - SPDR Russell/Nomura Small Cap Japan ETF

JYN - iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN

SCJ - iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index ETF

YCL - Ultra Yen ProShares ETF

YCS - UltraShort Yen ProShares ETF

Latin America ETFs

BONO - Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF

FLN - First Trust Latin America AlphaDex Fund

GML - SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ETF

ILF - iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index ETF

LATM - Latin America Small-Cap ETF

LBJ - Direxion Daily Latin America 3x Bull Shares ETF

Malaysia ETFs

EWM - iShares MSCI Malaysia Index ETF

MALA - IQ Malaysia Small-Cap ETF

Mexico ETFs

EWW - iShares MSCI Mexico Investable Market Index ETF

FXM - CurrencyShares Mexican Peso Trust ETF

SMK - UltraShort MSCI Mexico Investment ProShares ETF

UMX - Ultra MSCI Mexico Investable Market

Middle East ETFs

GAF - SPDR S&P Emerging Middle East & Africa ETF

Netherlands ETFs

EWN - iShares MSCI Netherlands Invstable Market Index ETF

New Zealand ETFs

AUNZ - WisdomTree Australian & New Zealand Debt ETF

ENZL - iShares MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund

Norway ETFs

GXF - Global X FTSE Nordic 30 ETF

NORW - Global X FTSE Norway 30 ETF

Peru ETFs

EPU - iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index ETF

Philippines ETFs

EPHE - iShares MSCI Philippines Investable Market Fund

Poland ETFs

EPOL - iShares MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund

PLND - Market Vectors Poland ETF

Russia ETFs

ERUS - iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund

RBL - SPDR S&P Russia ETF

RSX - Market Vectors Russia ETF

RSXJ - Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF

XRU - CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust ETF

Singapore ETFs

EWS - iShares MSCI Singapore Index ETF

EWSS - iShares MSCI Singapore Small Cap Index ETF

South Korea ETFs

EWY - iShares MSCI South Korea Index ETF

FKO - First Trust South Korea AlphaDex Fund

KORU - Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3x Shares ETF

KORZ - Direxion Daily South Korea Bear 3X Shares ETF

SKOR - IQ South Korea Small-Cap ETF- CLOSED

Spain ETFs

EWP - iShares MSCI Spain Index ETF

Sweden ETFs

EWD - iShares MSCI Sweden Index ETF

FXS - CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust ETF

Switzerland ETFs

EWL - iShares MSCI Switzerland Index ETF

FSZ - First Trust Switzerland AlphaDex Fund

FXF - CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust ETF

SGOL - ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF

Taiwan ETFs

EWT - iShares MSCI Taiwan Index ETF

FTW - First Trust Taiwan AlphaDex Fund

Thailand ETFs

THAI - IQ Thailand Small-Cap ETF

THD - iShares MSCI Thailand Invest Market Index ETF

Turkey ETFs

TUR - iShares MSCI Turkey Invest Market Index ETF

United Kingdom ETFs

EWU - iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index ETF

FXB - CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust ETF

FKU - First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDex Fund

GBB - iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN

Vietnam ETFs

VNM - Market Vectors Vietnam ETF

Hopefully this is very helpful for your research. And if you want to see a full list of available foreign funds, look no further than the list of foreign ETFs.

+Mark Kennedy