What Are Etfs? Are Those Stocks?

Many people ask, what are Efts? Are they Stocks? The truth is that there is not a simple yes or no answer to this question. As a matter of fact, sometimes the answer is both. Confused? Let's try to clear it up.

Are Efts stocks? Online, readily available and free, there are tons of free quotes and charts. These stock trading tools generally apply, so it is easy for one to expect that if Efts behave like stock, they must be stock.

Efts are actually fact exchange-traded funds. They are similar to a mix of mutual funds and closed-ended funds. They are really not considered to be "exchange traded". Even thought they are traded on markets, they are not stocks.

What are mutual and closed-ended funds? Mutual funds are bought and sold after the trading day has ended. This is based entirely upon the results of the trading day. Closed-ended funds are purchased thought the day. They are traded at priced that do not reflect on the actual value of the funds assets. Closed-end funds are traded on an exchange, but isn't an exchange traded fund.

So if closed-end funds aren't ETFs, what are ETFs? Are those stocks? ETFs are funds made up of securities and other assets. This makes them much like a mutual fund in structure, but because they can be traded throughout the day, they can be bought and sold like stocks.

Unlike stocks, though, exchange traded funds can't be bought by the share by financial institutions. Rather they're bought in blocks of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of shares or "creation units." This bulk buying exists to limit variation between the actual value of the assets and the purchase price of the creation units.

Again you ask, What Are Etfs? Are Those Stocks? You can treat them as thought they are stock. They are for easy diversification of investments. They hold tax efficiency and keep low expense ratios. It is possible to short sell Efts. It is also possible to put limit orders or sell options on them. In these ways, they do work like stock.

I know finance can be confusing and this has done only a little to clear up the confusion in the process. ETFs are a bit of a specialized investment creation and if there's any part of this you don't understand, it is better that you don't put your money into it. Better to invest in something you're sure you do understand.

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