ETF Investing
One vehicle. Every asset class.
An ETF is constructed like a mutual fund but trades like an individual security on a stock exchange. With nearly 15,000 ETFs worldwide today, they offer a compelling combination of low costs, performance, diversification, tax efficiency, and instant exposure to every corner of the market.
Why ETFs
Among the fastest-growing investment vehicles in the world.
Low cost
A cost advantage of roughly 1.5% on average versus actively managed mutual funds, compounding in your favour year after year.
Performance
Broad, transparent exposure that trades like a single security on a stock exchange, with pricing you can watch all day long.
Diversification
Instant access across every major asset class, so a single portfolio can span the entire global opportunity set.
Tax efficiency
Low internal turnover and a unique create/redeem mechanism let ETFs purge low-basis lots and avoid unwanted gain distributions.
ETF vs. mutual fund
The difference, side by side.
ETFs are among the most tax-efficient securities available. Their low internal turnover and unique share creation and redemption process let the manager continuously purge the lowest-basis tax lots, minimizing, and in most cases avoiding altogether, the taxable gain distributions that have burdened investors in actively managed mutual funds.
See ETFs working
in your portfolio.
Let’s walk through how a low-cost, diversified ETF portfolio could be built around your goals.