Category: Exchange Traded Funds

The very first US Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) originally tracked a wide market index. It was created when State Street Global Advisors introduced the S&P 500 Depositary Receipts (SPDR), fondly called “spiders”, into the market....

Many Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are made to track a specific index. Its performance, therefore, is similar to that of an index mutual fund. The following are the the general differences between the two: Trading...

The first Exchange-Traded Funds in the US is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF with a trade name of SPY on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX:SPY). It was created by State Street Global Advisors (SsgA),...

Exchange-Traded Funds usually take on a passive approach to investing. Lately, there have been ETFs with a more aggressive or active stance on investing. Which approach is better for an investor? What is Active...

If you plan to follow a more passive approach to investing, the question that is most likely to come next is how best go about it-using index funds or exchange-traded funds? Index Funds versus...

Equities are a principal asset class for investment portfolios, and thus, it is imperative to know the different available options to have a diversified portfolio based around equity exchange-traded funds. Total Market and Broad-Based...

Exchange-traded funds providers have long since broadened their coverage with offerings of bond ETFs and asset allocation ETFs, instead of solely equity ETFs. Fixed-Income ETFs, Bond ETFs Bond ETFs are what regular bonds are...

Alternative investments in ETF is a good way to diversify a portfolio. It is also used for hedging existing positions or gain positions in currencies or commodities. Currency ETFs Designed to track movements of...

Flexibility is something ETFs are very good for when it comes to investment strategies and creating portfolios. Core Holding An ETF can be used as core portfolio holdings. With but a few ETFs, a...

Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) today have been extended to track any index available such as fixed income, industrial sectors, global investments, commodities and currencies, and investment styles. They have progressed a long way from tracking...