Definitions for exchange-traded fund
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1. Exchange-traded fund

   An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds and generally operates with an arbitrage mechanism designed to keep it trading close to its net asset value, although deviations can occasionally occur. Most ETFs track an index, such as a stock index or bond index. ETFs may be attractive as investments because of their low costs, tax efficiency, and stock-like features.ETF distributors only buy or sell ETFs directly from or to authorized participants, which are large broker-dealers with whom they have entered into agreements—and then, only in creation units, which are large blocks of tens of thousands of ETF shares, usually exchanged in-kind with baskets of the underlying securities. Authorized participants may wish to invest in the ETF shares for the long term, but they usually act as market makers on the open market, using their ability to exchange creation units with their underlying securities to provide liquidity of the ETF shares and help ensure that their intraday market price approximates the net asset value of the underlying assets. Other investors, such as individuals using a retail broker, trade ETF shares on this secondary market. An ETF combines the valuation feature of a mutual fund or unit investment trust, which can be bought or sold at the end of each trading day for its net asset value, with the tradability feature of a closed-end fund, which trades throughout the trading day at prices that may be more or less than its net asset value. Closed-end funds are not considered to be ETFs, even though they are funds and are traded on an exchange. ETFs have been available in the US since 1993 and in Europe since 1999. ETFs traditionally have been index funds, but in 2008 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission began to authorize the creation of actively managed ETFs.ETFs offer both tax efficiency as well as lower transaction and management costs. More than US$2 trillion were invested in ETFs in the United States between when they were introduced in 1993 and 2015. By the end of 2015, ETFs offered "1,800 different products, covering almost every conceivable market sector, niche and trading strategy."

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exchange-traded fund in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exchange-traded fund in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of exchange-traded fund in a Sentence

1. Tom Roseen:

   We had strong returns this week, but the mutual fund and [exchange-traded fund] investors weren't buying it, i don't think it's concerning at all but it tells us investors were taking some of that hard-won profit off the table.

2. Tom Roseen:

   Although I am thinking that at least from a funds perspective - excluding ETF (exchange-traded fund) flows - that decision was made a week or two ago, the average equity fund lost 2.42 percent for the flows week.

3. Bob Yawger:

   The extra barrels hitting international markets have served as a headwind for Brent, with the US Oil Fund (exchange traded fund) reporting inflows of $104 million on Monday, the largest inflow since August, serving as a tailwind for WTI.

4. Tom Graff:

   The high-yield exchange-traded fund buying endeavor is a bigger deal than the inclusion of fallen angels, fallen angels are a narrow set of companies. If the Fed buying high-yield ETFs puts a floor on the price... that's a big deal.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-Traded_Fund