by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Last week, I reviewed leveraged bullish ETFs. Now, I’ll focus on the polar opposite – bearish leveraged (inverse) equity ETFs. In total, there are 162 equity leveraged ETFs valued at $71.6 billion with an average expense ratio of 1.02%. As a subset, inverse leveraged equity ETFs account for 67 [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA In 2006, a handful of equity leveraged ETFs came to market. And over the years the number has expanded to the current 154 with assets under management of $70.3 billion with an average expense ratio of 1.03%. They come with various levels of leverage from 1.5, 2 and 3 [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA My ETF post of June 12 compared the key differences between mutual funds and ETFs. One of the primary ETF differences was the lower expense ratios. This ratio is an annual fee charged to cover an ETF’s operational expenses, as well as the management and administrative costs. It is [...]
