Investing

What is an ETF?
Dec 07, 2015 |
- Investing
6 Minute Read
An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) is an investment vehicle designed to track a particular index by offering ownership in a basket of securities that replicate that index, such as the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. ETFs trade like stocks on major exchanges and offer several benefits such as lower expense ratios, trading flexibility and tax efficiency.
Variety of Objectives Offered Using ETFs
ETFs were first introduced in 1993, tracking the S&P 500. At that time there were only a few ETFs with about $500 million in assets. Now there are more than 700 ETFs available, with assets totaling more…
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