Uses of ETFs in Portfolio Management
Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, are index funds that trade like shares on a regulated stock exchange. In this video, Lee explains what ETFs are and the different ways they can be used in a portfolio.
Overview
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are, very simply, index funds that trade like shares on a regulated stock exchange. ETFs offer investors the best of both worlds; the diversification of an investment fund, with the easy tradability of a stock, offering investors potential benefits like intraday trading and daily transparency of holdings, and low fees.
Key learning objectives:
Understand the uses of ETFs and what they are responsible for
Know how ETF’s play a key role in portfolio management
Learn how ETFs can help drive investment outcomes
Recall the various types of ETFs
Summary
Expert
Lee Bartholomew
Lee is the Global Head of Fixed Income Product R&D at Eurex, one of the largest derivatives exchanges in the world. Eurex is one of the largest companies within the Deutsche Boerse Group.
