Since the inception of the legendary S&P 500 ETF over two decades ago, the ETF industry has certainly come a long way with issuers filling the product pipelines with some of the most unique products on the market. And though the industry continues to grow rapidly, investors still embrace these investment vehicles for three primary reasons: low expenses, liquidity, and transparency [see The Best (And Worst) Performing ETFs For Every Quarter]. For the most part, when an investor purchases an exchange-traded fund, they know exactly what kind of exposure they are getting, even if the investment objectives are a bit complex. A closer look under the hood of some of these products, however, reveals some peculiar holdings investors should certainly be aware of. In this piece, we highlight the most “bizarre” holdings we found in some of the most popular ETFs: MSCI Belgium Capped ETF Driven By U.S. Beer Consumption [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Seven Surprising ETF Holdings: Why Investors Should Always Look Under The Hood ETF Plays For The End Of Europe’s Recession Europe ETFs: All Over The Board Eurozone GDP Turns Positive: Time To Buy? European Country ETFs: All Over The Board
Since the inception of the legendary S&P 500 ETF over two decades ago, the ETF industry has certainly come a long way with issuers filling the product pipelines with some of the most unique products on the market. And though the industry continues to grow rapidly, investors still embrace these investment vehicles for three primary reasons: low expenses, liquidity, and transparency [see The Best (And Worst) Performing ETFs For Every Quarter]. For the most part, when an investor purchases an exchange-traded fund, they know exactly what kind of exposure they are getting, even if the investment objectives are a bit complex. A closer look under the hood of some of these products, however, reveals some peculiar holdings investors should certainly be aware of. In this piece, we highlight the most “bizarre” holdings we found in some of the most popular ETFs: MSCI Belgium Capped ETF Driven By U.S. Beer Consumption [...]
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