Global X Funds will take on its largest expansion yet, filing with the SEC to create thirteen new ETFs. Six of the new funds will target Chinese sectors, while the other seven are set to tap markets typically unavailable to U.S. investors.

The Chinese funds are as follows: Global X Consumer, Global X China Energy, Global X China Financials, Global X China Industrials, Global X China Materials and Global X China Technology.

The funds will be invested 80% in foreign ADRs and 20% in swaps and options contracts to perform within 95% of their indicated benchmarks, according to a filing with the SEC.

Beyond China, Global X is launching other new international ETFs: Global X Denmark, Global X Emerging Africa, Global X Finland, Global X Norway, Global X Pakistan, Global X Poland and Global X United Arab Emirates. These funds will seek to track stocks in each of their corresponding markets. The new funds follow in the footsteps of the Global X InterBolsa FTSE Columbia (GXG: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which has jumped 86.5% since launching in February.

Global X Management has launched a new ETF on NYSE Arca, allowing American traders to invest in Nordic European countries. The Global X FTSE Nordic 30 ETF (GXF) offers exposure to the largest and most liquid stocks in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway.

The new ETF will track the FTSE Nordic 30 index minus fees and expenses. According to data from the press release, the FTSE Nordic 30 index has outperformed the FTSE Developed Europe Index by 23.5%, nearly doubling the year to date performance of the broader fund. The asset class has also dominated US investments, beating the S&P 500 by 57.2% over five years.

The assets will be 46% weighted in Sweden, 20% in Denmark, 17% in Norway, and 17% in Finland. The fund is heavily focused on financials, health care, and technology, with these sectors comprising 59% of the fund.

The PowerShares Global Wind Energy Portfolio has now been introduced and is ready for listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market. The ETF portfolio will be trading under the ticker symbol of PWND, according to the Market Wire press release. PWND will track the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index, which includes various companies that produce and use wind energy. The international index is weighted in a variety of countries. The Market Wire article lists the many countries within PWND. Spain has the most weight with nearly one-fourth of the index, while Germany makes up more than 16% and Denmark has 14% of the weighting. The U.S. is the only other country to have a double-digit weight percentage at 11.55%. President and CEO of Invesco PowerShares, Bruce Bond, sums up their mindset behind releasing the ETF by saying, "Wind power is among the largest emerging clean energy sources on the planet, and our goal with PWND is to give investors a more innovative and precise way to access this important sector, along with the inherent structural benefits of an ETF.