The easiest way to invest in Chile is to invest via funds. One is the iShares MSCI Chile Index (ECH) and the other one is the closed-end fund – CH.

1. ECH was launched back in November 2007. The fund has some 43M in assets.ECH has the following portfolio allocation:

Utilities – 23%
Financials – 9%
Industrials – 24%
Materials – 17.4%
Others – Balance

So financials are very small compared to most other country etfs. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.74%.

Chile, being a resource-rich country in Copper is heavily dependent on strong commodity prices.

2. CH is a closed-end fund that invests purely in Chile.The fund is no trading at a discount of about 6%.

In the past 5 years CH has performed well with over 100% in 2003.The fund has a similar portfolio like ECH. Total assets are over $220 M and the expense ratio is rather high at 1.96.

3. There are a few Chile ADR stocks available as well. For more details checkout my previous article.