Current market turbulence is driving Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) growth as investors address the issue of risk, according to iShares.
Average global daily trading volumes of all ETF providers combined increased by 128.8% in a year, it says, from €42bn in September 2007 to €96.1bn in September this year. The ETF arm of Barclays Global Investors (BGI) also says it reached more than €25bn in trading of its European listed ETFs, compared to €15bn in September 2007. It says the rise in ETF popularity is due to the products' resilience in any market conditions, plus their liquidity and transparency. iShares investors are currently reducing portfolio risk by taking long-term index exposure using ETFs, as well as looking to red...
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