ETF

Example Definitions of "ETF"
ETF. A pooled investment vehicle, trust, investment company or other collective or commingled investment vehicle (including, but not limited to, an issuer registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940), that has the following characteristics: (i) the vehicle issues, sells, and redeems blocks of shares or other interests, which blocks are sometimes referred to as "creation units"; (ii) the shares, units or similar interests thereof are listed on an exchange; and (iii) the investment... objective thereof is to own a basket of stocks and/or other financial instruments (such as futures, options, and other derivative contracts) in an attempt to replicate substantially the price and dividend performance of the stocks represented by a single index, such as an S&P Stock Index. View More
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