Alex Macaskill reveals some of the more niche exposures available to your clients through ETFs.
If you are looking for an ETF that ventures outside the usual equity benchmarks, then why not try the Teucrium Corn fund or the Global X Fishing Industry ETF? Welcome to the world of niche ETFs. After all, with more than 2,825 such vehicles in operation today (according to BlackRock) they cannot all be linked to traditional indices. Defining ‘niche’ Niche is a term that can apply to a whole range of ETFs. Commodity and emerging market ETFs have crept into the limelight in recent years and though there are now many in existence, they are often categorised as niche. This demonstrat...
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