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What are physical ETFs?

What are physical ETFs? Physical ETFs, also known as “physically replicated ETFs,” are exchange-traded funds that directly hold the securities or assets they are designed to track. In other words, these ETFs physically buy and hold the underlying assets in the index they are designed to replicate. Here’s how physical ETFs work: Direct Ownership of Underlying Assets: Physical ETFs purchase and hold the individual stocks, bonds, commodities, or other securities that make up the index they track. For example, if …

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What are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?

For the new investor who is just starting out, selecting individual stocks may be daunting but ETFs can provide instant diversification and exposure to the share market for these beginners. What are ETF’s Instead of buying individual stocks, investors can buy a managed fund listed on the stock exchanged called Exchanged Trade Funds (ETFs). Many of these products track an index, so investors can buy these products and gain exposure to the index that the ETF tracks. For instances if …

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