ETF
Exchange-traded fund — a fund holding a basket of assets that trades on an exchange like a single share, offering instant diversification, usually at low cost.
Appears in these guides
- Bond ETFs: Income, Duration and Market PricesETFs & Index Funds
- ETFs vs Mutual FundsETFs & Index Funds
- Inverse ETFs: Negative Exposure, Daily Targets and Hedge LimitsETFs & Index Funds
- Leveraged ETFs: Daily Targets and Multi-Day CompoundingETFs & Index Funds
- Sector ETFs: Classification, Concentration and OverlapETFs & Index Funds
- What Is An ETF?ETFs & Index Funds
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