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Exchange-Traded Funds
Using ETFs to play the thriving robotics theme
Thursday 25 Jul 2019Last month’s Goodwood Festival of Speed saw the unveiling of Europe’s first roadworthy autonomous delivery vehicle. Called Kar-go, the self-driving electric-powered robot on wheels has been developed by former Formula 1 and classic car boffins. It promises to slash the cost of last-mile goods...
The different ways to play the US markets via ETFs
Thursday 18 Jul 2019The US stock market is the largest in the world and encompasses shares in household names such as McDonald’s, Disney and Facebook. It has also been an extremely strong performer in recent years. On 10 July the S&P 500 index hit a new record high above the 3,000 level, just five years after...
ETFs to gain exposure to the US, Europe and China
Thursday 20 Jun 2019While there are many compelling opportunities for investors in companies on the UK stock market, there is a whole world of opportunity out there for people to make money. And more importantly, investing in companies in other countries can provide important portfolio diversification benefits,...
The top five ETFs with an ESG focus as inflows surge
Thursday 20 Jun 2019Investors’ capital flooded into environmental, social and governance ( ESG ) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) at the start of the year. Total assets globally reached a record $25bn at the end of January, a 10% increase in just a month, according to data from research provider ETFGI. There are 210 ESG...
The ETF aiming to profit from less liquid stocks
Thursday 06 Jun 2019Liquidity is typically seen as the investor’s friend. It represents the ease at which you can buy and sell shares quickly and easily, and without causing a drastic change in the price. However, there is research which suggests less liquid investments can generate premium returns – in part as...
Using low-cost ETFs to gain exposure to sectors
Thursday 30 May 2019There is an ever-growing list of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) providing investors with low-cost access to specific industry sectors. While the costs may be slightly higher than broad market-based ETFs such as those tracking the FTSE 100, these sector products can be cheaper than actively-managed...
Using low-cost ETFs to generate an income from the market
Thursday 23 May 2019Investors looking to get a regular income from their portfolio have the option of investing in a range of low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) specifically designed to track certain types of dividend-paying assets. However, not all dividend-focused ETFs are created equal. In this article we will...
Why there may never be zero-fee ETFs in the UK
Thursday 09 May 2019Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that don’t charge a fee can sound too good to be true, and for people in the UK this may well turn out to be the case. Zero-fee ETFs, as the name suggests, are funds that do not come with any product charges. Fidelity was the first company to offer zero-fee ETFs when it...
Why certain types of ETFs are riskier than you think
Thursday 28 Mar 2019In 2018, only 6% of flows went to synthetic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) yet approximately £1 in every £5 invested in ETFs is in a synthetic product according to data from Lyxor ETF and Bloomberg. Physical and synthetic replication are terms used to describe how ETFs manage to track a market...
Should you worry about ETFs that only track a handful of stocks?
Thursday 22 Nov 2018One of the major attractions of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is that they offer investors the opportunity to track virtually any market, asset or industry they choose. But investors should be aware that the more far-flung or niche the index they choose to track, the fewer stocks it is likely to...