As markets become more globalized and economies become more entwined, it's impossible to ignore the importance of investing in international stocks. Mutual funds, index funds, and exchange-traded funds have combined to make your international choices simpler, quicker, and in many cases, more efficient.
But for many of you, investing in a passive index fund just isn't enough because you're interested in country-specific stocks. You want to invest in companies on the ground -- not in a basket of companies in a mutual fund. Maybe you want direct exposure to Chinese small caps, Spanish communications, or German banking -- and this is where you'll find it.
In a country-by-country rundown, we're taking a tour across the globe finding out which foreign stocks are traded on major U.S. indexes. We hope it will get your engine going.
Today, we'll look at seven small-cap companies that are based in China.
|
Company |
Industry |
Market Cap (millions) |
Recent Price |
|---|---|---|---|
|
A-Power Energy Generation Systems |
Electric utilities |
$363 |
$7.85 |
|
AgFeed Industries |
Processed and packaged goods |
$137 |
$3.00 |
|
American Oriental Bioengineering |
Biotechnology |
$187 |
$2.40 |
|
China Agritech |
Agricultural products |
$217 |
$11.03 |
|
China Security & Surveillance |
Security and protection services |
$350 |
$5.11 |
|
Solarfun Power |
Specialized semiconductors |
$521 |
$8.80 |
|
Telestone Technologies |
Diversified communications |
$100 |
$9.36 |
Source: Yahoo! Finance. Does not include stocks with a market cap below $100 million.
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