Exchange Traded Fund

India's ETF market has surpassed ₹10 lakh crore in AUM, reflecting a shift towards mainstream investment. With doubled size in three years, ETFs now offer diverse exposure across asset classes, including commodities like gold and silver, attracting both retail and institutional investors.

Apollo Global Management Inc. plans to expand its asset origination business to sell private credit to retail channels, including exchange traded funds, Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan said Thursday.

The pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia conflict have disrupted global supply chain ecosystems, leading to supply chain bottlenecks and global inflation. Central banks initially viewed it as transient, but as inflation persisted, rate hikes became necessary. The Federal Reserve, Bank of England, European Union, and Reserve Bank of India, among others, have implemented substantial rate hikes. In such an environment, gold emerges as an effective inflation hedge and an investment strategy during times of high inflation and interest rates. This video explores the case for Gold ETFs as an asset class, offering exposure to real assets with liquidity advantages. As the world moves towards regionalization, evaluating Gold ETFs becomes crucial for portfolio allocation strategies. With the understanding that macroeconomic conditions can change, having an effective portfolio rebalancing strategy aligned with risk and return objectives is essential. Join us to understand the benefits of investing in Gold ETFs amidst uncertainty.

An ETF has to invest at least 95% of its total assets in securities of the index that it is tracking.

ETFs can be of four types -- index ETF, gold ETF, sectoral or thematic ETF and international ETFETFs have a much lower expense ratio compared to mutual funds. They charge between 0.05% to 1% of the net asset value

Foreign stocks can diversify your portfolio and reduce country risk. If you don’t want to pick stocks, you can also invest in foreign ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). There are also ETFs tracking the markets of other developing economies like Brazil, South Africa and Vietnam.

In an NFO, you can subscribe to the units of the new fund, which is being launched, at an offer price which is usually set as ₹10After the NFO, an open-ended mutual fund becomes available for purchase and redemption on an on-going basis at the net asset value