Limitations of ETFs.

ETFs or Exchange Traded Funds have been gaining popularity in India over the last five years. ETFs offer some advantages over Mutual Funds but also suffer from some limitations: 1. Liquidity: ETFs are bought and sold over a stock Exchange. If a particular ETF is not popular or widely used it may become difficult to … Continue reading Limitations of ETFs.

Advantages of Exchange Traded Funds over Mutual Funds.

ETFs offer the following advantages over Mutual Funds: 1. Lower Fund Management Charges. 2. Eliminates duplicity or overlap of buying Stocks through different Mutual Funds. 3. Exposure to the entire Stock Market in a Country or Region through One or Two ETFs. 4. Global Exposure. 5. Easy Liquidity throughout the Year. 6. Tax implications as … Continue reading Advantages of Exchange Traded Funds over Mutual Funds.

Index.

An Index is a collection of Stocks. It is composed of Stocks from a particular Industry, Country, Continent or the World. It is also segregated as Developed Markets, Emerging Markets and Frontier Markets (Under-Developed Countries). An Index can be theoretical, or it can have practical applications in the form of Index Funds and ETFs. Indices … Continue reading Index.