Worth reading up about
the creation and redemption mechanism (here is a good place to start) to understand the exact way this happens in ETFs as it's very key to how they work.
Second, the in - kind
creation and redemption mechanism at the center of every ETF allows most ETFs to continually cleanse their portfolios of positions with embedded capital gains.
Grayscale's solution is to create an ETF version of their existing model, which will include
the creation and redemption mechanism vital to the success of ETFs.
The creation and redemption mechanisms help ETF shares trade at a price close to the market value of their underlying assets.
Not exact matches
Plus, should premiums
and discounts ever grow too large, ETFs have a built - in
mechanism to realign prices with value through the
creation /
redemption process
and the authorized participants that drive it.
The other key benefit of the
creation /
redemption mechanism is that it's an extraordinarily efficient
and fair way for funds to acquire new securities.