US asset management giant BlackRock Inc. has listed its first exchange-traded fund in Taiwan, one of the fastest growing ETF markets in the Asia Pacific region.
The BlackRock iShares S&P 500 Top 50 ETF is a US mega-cap fund that tracks the 50 largest companies in the S&P 500 index, including Apple Inc and Microsoft Corporation.
It provides “a simple, cost-effective way to diversify portfolios and participate in the growth story of many of the most powerful drivers of global innovation”, BlackRock says in a statement on October 20, when the ETF was listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange.
“We aim to offer Taiwanese investors products that provide global exposure and combine strong investment potential with convenience and efficiency,” according to Tiffany Hsieh, the company’s head of Taiwan.
Figures from the Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Association show that Taiwan’s ETF market had NT$6.91 trillion (US$225.6 billion) of assets as of September 2025, up 15.4% from NT$5.99 trillion a year ago.
New York-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, manages over $4.8 trillion of ETF assets.
