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Why investors, not banks may play crucial role in next financial crisis

Valued for their simplicity, exchange-traded funds pose worrying risks

ETF assets surge four-fold in 2 years on steady inflow from EPFO

The assets of exchange traded funds (ETFs) have quadrupled in the past two years, on the back of steady inflow from the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). ETFs are traded on stock exchanges, with stocks, bonds or commodities as the underlying product. An ETF's portfolio exactly mimics the securities in its underlying index, in the same weightage. EPFO had entered the stock market in August 2015. The decision was to invest up to five per cent of its investible deposits; this was raised in 2016 to 10 per cent and then in 2017 to 15 per cent. The body had an estimated Rs 440 billion invested in the stock market this January. EPFO has invested the remaining portion in debt market instruments such as government securities and bank fixed deposits. ETF schemes run by SBI Mutual Fund and UTI MF have cornered most of the EPFO inflow; the former got three-fourth, it is estimated. Experts believe interest in the ETF space is likely to increase as liquidity improves and participation .

ETFs equivalent to driverless cars?

ETFs are passive investing vehicles that track an index or basket of securities

Govt close to finalising 2nd ETF basket

New Delhi, 15 May The finance ministry's department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) is close to finalising the constituents of a second exchange traded fund (ETF). ICICI Muutal Fund will manage this second ETF fund. The first one was launched in March 2014 and is managed by Reliance MF. It has garnered Rs 11,500 crore for the exchequer, in three tranches. While the first ETF constituted exclusively of shares of state-owned companies, the second one, says sources, could comprise shares of at least two of three private companies in which the government holds a stake through Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India . These are Axis Bank, Larsen & Toubro and ITC. Hindustan Zinc is another private entity in which the Centre holds a stake; part of that is likely to form the ETF basket as well,"The basket could also comprise listed state-owned banks and other financial institutions," a senior official said.Dipam has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) for ...

Equity ETFs' assets swell threefold to Rs 43,234

AUM of ETFs tracking Nifty indices accounts for 85 per cent of the total equity ETF AUM

CPSE exchange-traded fund 2.0 may include Suuti firms

Market players say this will make the ETF more attractive as the exposure would get diversified

Your money: Make a small start in CPSE ETF

With the ETF giving exceptional returns in the past year, buy more in a staggered manner

How India's ETF market became the second fastest growing in the world

Doubles assets to $4 billion from $1.9 billion in three years

The ETF advantage: Weighing in on the pros and cons

SBI Fund Management had crossed Rs 20,000-crore mark of ETF assets under management

Nifty 50 ETFs AUM tops Rs 10,000 cr

ETFs are group of securities that are traded like individual stocks on an exchange

Treat strategy-based ETFs as thematic funds

Start small, and if the idea generates returns, one can step up investment later

Patient investors may stand by CPSE ETF

Those with investment horizon of 3 years may wait for turnaround, while those looking to cut losses should move to a diversified equity fund