Index Exchange Traded Funds

Index Exchange Traded Funds (Index ETFS)

The majority of exchange traded funds are index ETFs traded on the Down Jones Industrial Average or the S&P 500. Index exchange traded funds hold securities in efforts to imitate the performance of a stock market index. In other words, retail investors who would like to buy or sell fund shares, will buy and sell these fund shares on the stock exchange instead of buying them directly from the fund itself. An index ETF is created when an institutional investor deposits securities into the fund in return for a fixed number of shares. These shares may then be traded and priced throughout the day on a stock exchange identical to the process of any other listed stock that is purchased or sold. In fact, all of the trading strategies used to trade stock can be used in the purchase and selling of index ETFs. This includes strategies such as limit orders, margin buying, market orders and short sales.

The price of index exchange traded funds is independent of yet is similar to the underlying net asset value of the fund. It basically works like this. If the demand for fund shares surpasses the supply, the market price for what the index ETF trades could be higher than its underlying net asset value. Conversely if the demand for shares is lower than the supply and there are more fund sellers than buyers, then the market price could be lower than its net asset value.

There are three main legal structures for index exchange traded funds. These include the exchange traded open-end mutual fund, the exchange traded unit investment trust, and the exchange traded grantor trust.

Exchange Traded Open -End Index Mutual Fund
With this type of fund dividends are reinvested in the fund on the day of receipt and the dividends are paid out in cash, quarterly. There is no minimum amount an investor must purchase or sell and the funds are allowed to use derivatives and can generate income from loaning securities.

Exchange Traded Unit Investment Trust
With this type of fund dividends are not reinvested and they too are paid out in cash, quarterly. There is also no minimum amount that an investor must purchase or sell with this type of index ETF.

Exchange Traded Grantor Trust
With this fund, the dividends are not reinvested and are distributed directly to the share holders. These funds can be redeemed for the underlying securities and the investors also have voting rights to these underlying securities.

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