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ETF

ETF

18 7.4
A fund you can buy and sell on the stock market like a share during the day
  • noun
  • /ˌiːtiːˈɛf/
  • Specialized
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  • So next question, should I use ETFs or index funds?
  • fund (ETF
  • ETFs trade
  • exchange-traded funds (ETFs

How does that affect the ETF, SLV and GLD?

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Examples

  • So you're going to be investing in ETFs and index funds.

  • I'm invested in gold producers and gold ETFs besides Forex and cash.

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  • Would you rather own a piece of gold here or own a gold ETF stock?

  • So this is the third largest ETF by net assets in the US.

  • I promise to buy the ETF when it drops.

  • So basically there is an ETF that focuses on these value stocks.

  • Instead, you should choose an index ETF that is a good match for the stocks in your portfolio.

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  • Using my example of SPY, the ETF is trading around $141 as I write.

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  • Bottom line: Major U.S. indexes and ETFs continue to struggle at resistance levels.

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  • Many investors prefer an ETF because it allows them to buy and sell shares throughout the trading day.

Synonyms

exchange traded fund
vsETF
  • Specialized
2 6.1

A fund you can buy and sell on a stock market that tracks an index like the S&P 500

is tradable throughout the day with share prices changing continuously

How Liquid

ETF
  • Specialized
18 7.4
MMF
  • Specialized
6.9
mutual fund
  • Specialized
82 3.5
venture capital
  • Specialized
32 4.6

Surface Forms

ETF singular
ETFs plural

Morphology

ETF = exchange + traded + fund (semi-transparent) = E + T + F

The expansion 'exchange-traded fund' directly describes the concept, but the initialism 'ETF' requires knowledge of that expansion to be interpretable.

Etymology

ETF stands for Exchange-Traded Fund. It names a fund ('a pool of money') that is exchange-traded ('bought and sold on a stock exchange'), so you can buy and sell its shares during the day like regular stocks.