You receive shares based on the actual closing market price of the fund, and that is based on
the actual value of the underlying securities, and it is the same whether you buy or sell shares.
In most cases, even the intraday prices correlate to
the actual value of the underlying securities.
Not exact matches
ETFs are subject to risks similar to those
of stocks and trading prices may not reflect the
actual net asset
value of the
underlying securities.
To get a better picture
of the real discount one has to consider not the market price
of the
underlying securities owned, but the
actual value, perhaps even the private market
value.