Not exact matches
I think new entrants into the ETF and
indexed mutual
fund marketplace is the answer.
Randall also previously worked at an exchange traded
fund manager managing fixed income, structured
index and money market portfolios as well as being part of the team that introduced innovative products to the Canadian
marketplace, including the country's first fixed income exchange - traded
funds.
Compared to
marketplace alternatives, Principal's
index funds deviated further from the benchmark
index, and consistently had the worst performance even on a pre-fee basis,» the complaint says.
It's easy to learn which
index an ETF tracks: just visit the sponsor's website (see «The ETF
marketplace») and find the section devoted to that
fund.
By comparison, traditional broad - based bond
index funds include hundreds of holdings, but remember, there just aren't that many discount bonds available in the
marketplace.
As a core building block of a portfolio, we focus on well - established
marketplaces, not sector
funds (such as technology) or
indexes based upon a fashionable, «flavor - of - the - month» thinking, such as a quant method of reweighting stocks.
ETFs can offer the benefits of both
index funds and conventional equities because of the process by which they are created and redeemed in the
marketplace — through an «in - kind» transaction made by Designated Brokers, or market makers and the Underwriters, not the
fund's individual unitholders.