- Vanguard Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a class of funds offered by Vanguard.
- Core Vanguard indexes cover both individual sectors, such as materials and energy, as well as domestic and international indices.
- ETFs can have thousands of stocks or bonds in a single fund, so they provide more flexibility for portfolios.
- Vanguard ETFs are managed by portfolio professionals and charge no fees.
- QQQQ
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- QQQQ is the original ticker for the Nasdaq 100 Trust, an ETF that is traded on the Nasdaq exchange.
- Bond ETF
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- Bond ETFs are exchange-traded funds that invest in various fixed income securities such as corporate bonds or treasury bonds.
- Diamonds
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- The Dow Jones Industrial Average SPDR ETF is colloquially called the Diamond ETF, also known as the Dow Jones Diamond Index.
- Equal Weight
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- Equal weight is a proportional measure that gives equal weight to each stock in a portfolio or index fund, regardless of company size.
- Exchange Traded Product (ETP)
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- Exchange-traded products (ETPs) are types of securities that track an underlying security, index, or financial instrument.
- Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)
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- An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a set of securities that are traded on an exchange in the same way as stocks.
- Exchange-Traded Note (ETN)
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- An exchange-traded note (ETN) is an unsecured debt security that tracks an underlying securities index.
- Inverse ETF
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- An inverse ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) created using various derivatives to profit from the decline in the value of the underlying benchmark.
- Japan ETF
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- Japan ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests in Japanese assets traded on local stock exchanges.
- Leveraged ETF
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- A leveraged exchange-traded fund (ETF) uses derivatives and leverage to increase the return on the underlying index.
- Natural Gas ETF
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- Natural gas ETFs are investment vehicles that provide access to natural gas prices.
- Open-End Management Company
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- An open-ended management company manages open-ended funds such as open-ended mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- Regulated Investment Company (RIC) Pass Taxes on to Investors
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- A regulated investment entity can be any type of investment entity, including mutual funds, ETFs, and REITS.
- Smart Beta ETF
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- Smart Beta ETFs use a rule-based, systematic approach to selecting stocks from a specific index.
- Stock Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)
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- An exchange-traded fund keeps track of a set of stocks.
- Tracking Error
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- Tracking error is the difference in the actual performance of a position (usually the entire portfolio) and the corresponding benchmark.
- Ultra ETF
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- Ultra ETFs are a class of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that use leverage to increase the returns of a set benchmark.
- Unweighted Index
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- An unweighted index gives an equal distribution across all securities in the index.
- Yen ETF
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- The Yen ETF tracks the relative value of the Japanese currency against a basket of other currencies or a single currency.
- Zombie ETF
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- The popularity of ETFs has led to a flood of niche offerings, some of which are not well received by investors.
- iShares
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- iShares is one of the largest and most well-known ETF providers in the world, offering over 800 products worldwide.