{"id":472,"date":"2018-02-01T01:20:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T23:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/?page_id=472"},"modified":"2018-02-01T01:20:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T23:20:35","slug":"etf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/etf\/","title":{"rendered":"ETF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is an investment fund that is traded on a stock exchange, much like stocks.<\/p>\n<p>ETFs are very similar to mutual funds and  combine the benefits of mutual funds and stocks by giving the investor diversified, transparent and cost efficient access to investment markets around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Obsido Ltd uses passively managed index replicating ETFs (E.g. S&#038;P 500). These instruments aim to provide investors the return of the chosen index less the cost of the ETF. Similar to a mutual fund, investors can access and get exposure to various equity, fixed income, commodities and real estate markets around the world through UCITS ETFs.<\/p>\n<p>Institutional investors, such as pension funds and private banks, have used UCITS ETFs for years and now private investors have the same opportunities to exploit these instruments within their investment portfolios.<\/p>\n<p>Given the vast amount of ETFs available to investors private investors face a challenge of choosing the right product for his or her portfolio. Therefore the services of an asset manager specialized in ETFs may be of great value to an investor.<\/p>\n<p>When choosing the right ETF for an investment portfolio it is important to take into consideration the structure of the instrument, legal factors, taxation, currency, efficiency of  trading and valuations, possible securities lending as well as the total cost of the ownership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Efficiency and Access<\/strong><br \/>\nETFs are traded on stock exchanges so investors can easily buy or sell their ETF investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Cost Effectiveness<\/strong><br \/>\nThe management fee of index replicating ETFs is significantly lower compared to traditional active mutual funds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Transparency<\/strong><br \/>\nInvestors have daily visibility as to what securities the ETF holds, how it is performing and costs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Diversification<\/strong><br \/>\nETFs give investors access to a vast world of investment options, covering a wide range of different asset classes, sectors, styles and geographies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is an investment fund that is traded on a stock exchange, much like stocks. ETFs are very similar to mutual funds and combine the benefits of mutual funds and stocks by giving the investor diversified, transparent and cost efficient access to investment markets around the world. Obsido Ltd uses passively&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-472","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=472"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/472\/revisions\/473\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.obsido.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}