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Exchange Traded Funds are becoming popular in India.

Exchange Traded Funds

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) represent a basket of securities that is traded on an exchange, similar to a stock. Hence, unlike conventional mutual funds, ETFs are listed on a recognised stock exchange and their units are directly traded on stock exchange during the trading hours. In ETFs, since the trading is largely done over stock exchange, there is minimal interaction between investors and the fund house. ETFs can be categorised into close-ended ETFs or open-ended ETFs.

ETFs are either actively or passively managed. Actively managed ETFs try to outperform the benchmark index, whereas passively-managed ETFs attempt to replicate the performance of a designated benchmark index.

Difference Between ETF and Conventional Mutual Funds