The Money Farm Team

When Are ETF Fees Deducted?

The ETF or fund business deducts investment management fees from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds, and daily changes are made to the fund’s net asset value (NAV). Because the fund company processes these fees in-house, investors don’t see them on their accounts. Investors should be concerned about the total management expense ratio (MER), which […]

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When Are ETFs Priced?

Even though the values of these underlying securities may be hours apart if they trade in different time zones, an ETF’s official NAV is determined once a day, based on the most recent closing prices of the underlying securities. Do ETF prices fluctuate during the day? Investors who aim to trade more actively rather than […]

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When Can You Trade ETFs?

Investors who aim to trade more actively rather than buy and hold for the long term may prefer exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks. ETFs are similar to mutual funds in that they contain a diversified portfolio of individual securities. Passively managed ETFs, like index funds, aim to track the performance of a benchmark index, whereas […]

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What’s An ETF?

An exchange traded fund (ETF) is a form of securities that tracks an index, sector, commodity, or other asset and may be bought and sold on a stock exchange much like a regular stock. An ETF can be set up to track anything from a single commodity’s price to a big and diverse group of […]

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