ETF

These are exchange traded funds, that can be directly bought or sold on the stock exchanges. ETFs track the performance of a particular index, asset class or financial instrument. Exchange traded funds are based on different asset classes, such as: equities (by geography, industry and other factors), bonds, currencies, commodities, cryptocurrencies, etc.

• • ETF instruments can help to diversify portfolio.
  • ETFs can track and be based on: different indices, value or growth companies, high-dividend companies, ESGs and SRIs, i.e. companies that meet environmental, social responsibility and good governance standards, and many other factors.
  • These are liquid financial instruments and are traded in the same way as shares;
  • The commissions of these passively managed funds are significantly lower compared to actively managed funds;

Orion Securities provides an example of ETFs that are traded in Europe‘s stock exchanges:

IShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETFs that track the S&P 500 Index:
• CSPX LN, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >
• SXR8 GY, German stock Exchange, currency EUR. Learn more >

Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility UCITS ETF:
• HDLV LN, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >

IShares NASDAQ 100 UCITS ETFs that track the NASDAQ 100 Index:
• CNDX LN, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >
• NQSE GY, German stock exchanges, currency EUR. Learn more >

IShares Dow Jones Industrial Average UCITS funds that track the Dow Jones Index:
• CIND LN, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >
• SXRU GY, German Stock Exchange, currency EUR. Learn more >

Funds that track STOXX Europe 600 index:

• EXSA GY, iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF, German Stock Exchange, Currency EUR. Learn more >
• MEUS LN, Amundi Core STOXX Europe 600, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >

Fund listed on the European Stock Exchange that tracks the EURO STOXX 50 index:

• SX5EEX GY, iShares Core Euro STOXX50 DE, German stock exchange, currency EUR. Learn more >

Funds listed in Europe that track the MSCI World and Developing Countries (MSCI EM) indices:

• IWDA LN, iShares Core MSCI World, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >
• EIMI LN, iShares Core EM, London Stock Exchange, currency USD. Learn more >