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Exchange Traded Funds

Diversified funds that trade on an exchange like shares.

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Understand the product

What is ETFs?

An ETF holds a portfolio designed to track an index, commodity or another stated strategy. Units trade on stock exchanges during market hours, so the traded price can differ slightly from the fund's indicative value or NAV.

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How it works

  1. 1An asset management company creates a scheme with a stated benchmark and portfolio rules.
  2. 2ETF units are listed and bought or sold through a trading and demat account.
  3. 3Market price is shaped by NAV, demand, supply, liquidity and the bid–ask spread.
  4. 4Tracking difference, tracking error, expense ratio and trading costs affect the investor’s realised outcome.

How to start with ETFs

  1. 1Identify the exposure required—broad index, sector, debt, gold or another category—and understand its risk.
  2. 2Read the scheme information document and factsheet; compare expense ratio, tracking error, AUM and portfolio.
  3. 3Check exchange liquidity, trading volume and bid–ask spread rather than looking only at past return.
  4. 4Use a SEBI-registered broker, place an appropriate order and verify units in the demat account.

Regulated ecosystem

Who offers or supports it?

SEBI

Regulator and investor education

Asset Management Companies

Create and manage ETFs

NSE and BSE

Trading and market information

SEBI-registered brokers

Exchange access

Depositories

Hold ETF units in demat form

Before you act

Important checks

  • !Low trading volume or a wide bid–ask spread can increase execution cost.
  • !An ETF can underperform its benchmark because of expenses and tracking difference.
  • !Sector, thematic, leveraged or commodity exposures can be substantially riskier than broad-market ETFs.
  • !NAV, market price and indicative value are related but not identical.

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