However, in certain circumstances, some ETFs allow for the creation (and redemption) of
ETF shares in cash, rather than through the «in kind» process.
Not exact matches
Even if you do own enough
shares, the GLD
ETF reserves the right to settle your delivery request
in cash.
The fund's UIT structure is
shared by a few other long - lived
ETFs (like SPY), with the most notable effects being a slight
cash drag since stock dividends received
in between the
ETF's distributions can't be reinvested as is typically the case.
You can only receive whole
shares, so if the
ETF is trading at $ 20 and you're eligible for $ 87
in distributions, you'll receive four new
shares plus $ 7
in cash.
DRIPs allow you to receive
ETF distributions — whether stock dividends, bond interest, or return of capital —
in the form of new
shares rather than
cash.
Quick review (if you need a longer explaination, see the covered call tutorial): (1) you need 100
shares of stock or
ETF, (2) you then sell 1 call option (because options control 100
shares) against the stock /
ETF you own, and then (3) at expiration you may end up having your stock called away (and receive
cash) or you may end up owning your stock and having the call option expire worthless (
in which case you can sell another call for the next cycle).
I chose these
ETFS because the Boglehead's wiki's Lazy Portfolio page recommended them, but also because I do not have the required
cash to invest
in fractional
shares of their equivalent mutual funds.
BMO does offer a dividend reinvestment program, but it does not issue fractional
shares, so these
ETFs will have an annoying tendency to distribute small amounts of
cash that may just sit around
in your account earning nothing.
ETF issuers can negotiate with broker - dealers on the terms of the sale, typically receiving
cash or
in - kind
shares for the transaction.
Investment
in fractional
shares: Like other robo - advisors, at Wealthsimple each customer's portfolio of
ETFs — the exact mix of growth, international, fixed income,
cash and other asset classes — is based on answers to questions about financial goals, investing experience, financial situation and risk tolerance.
Betterment, however, has its own trick up its sleeve: it buys fractional
shares of
ETFs, which means that you'll have practically no
cash in your account.
In a market correction scenerio, you can end up with the underlying
shares from your
ETF instead of
cash.
NextShares and
ETFs commonly issue and redeem their
shares primarily on an
in - kind basis, but may transact wholly or partly
in cash when
in - kind delivery is not practicable or deemed not
in the best interests of shareholders.
Investors have the option to either a) hold the
ETFs until maturity,
in which case the principal amount invested will be returned on the date of maturity plus regular coupon payments or, b) liquidate their positions before the maturity date if the need for
cash arises,
in which case they will be subject to receive payments equal to the current market price of the
shares (which is subject to interest rate risk) times the number of
shares bought plus any coupon due.
With a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP, you can have your
ETFs» distributions paid
in new
shares instead of
cash.
Additionally, if an investor decides to redeem
ETF shares rather than selling them on a secondary market, the investor may receive the underlying securities which must be sold
in order to obtain
cash.
In contrast, a tactical asset allocation decision to raise cash makes it possible to acquire shares of stock or bond ETFs at lower prices in the futur
In contrast, a tactical asset allocation decision to raise
cash makes it possible to acquire
shares of stock or bond
ETFs at lower prices
in the futur
in the future.
A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) allows you to receive
ETF distributions
in the form of new
shares rather than
cash.
This
ETF currently holds about 10 %
in cash, reserves the right to hold preferred
shares and bonds, and its commentary talks about waiting for the market to reach its targets before deploying that
cash.
They launched a new
share class of four existing short - term bond
ETFs: called «Accumulating Units,» these new funds do not pay their distributions
in cash like traditional
ETFs.
Unlike many mutual funds,
ETFs do not reinvest your
cash distributions
in more units or
shares.
Once your securities are enrolled to DRIPs, you'll get as many full
ETF shares as the dividends allow you to buy, and the remaining amount will be deposited as
cash in your account.
Betterment, however, has its own trick up its sleeve: it buys fractional
shares of
ETFs, which means that you'll have practically no
cash in your account.