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Exchange-traded fund  (ETF) - Financial definition

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Translations:      FR  fonds d'investissement côté en Bourse (n.m.)     ES  fondo de inversión cotizado (n.m.)     DE  börsennotierter Fonds (n.m.) 
Synonym:  tracker

Concise definition of the term exchange-traded fund

Exchange-traded funds are investment funds that are listed on a stock exchange.

Comprehensive definition of the term exchange-traded fund

ETFs can be bought and sold at any time during trading hours. Most of them aim to track the performance of a particular index, therefore they are also known as trackers.

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