exchange-traded fund

/ɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ ˈtɹeɪdɪd ˈfʌnd/

noun

An investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.

“The first exchange-traded fund was launched in the early 1990s to track the S&P 500.”

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Meanings

nounexchange-traded fund (plural exchange-traded funds)

plural exchange-traded funds

  1. businessAn investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.

    The first exchange-traded fund was launched in the early 1990s to track the S&P 500.

    2 more examples

    Many retail investors prefer an exchange-traded fund over a mutual fund due to the intraday liquidity.

    An exchange-traded fund is a basket of stocks that tracks a specific index.

    2012, John J. Murphy, Visual Guide to ETF Charting, page 3

Origin

exchange-traded + fund

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Translations

Hungarian tőzsdén kereskedett alap
  • tőzsdén kereskedett alapTranslations
Polish fundusz ETF
  • fundusz ETFTranslations
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APA

exchange-traded fund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exchange-traded%20fund

MLA

“exchange-traded fund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exchange-traded%20fund. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exchange-traded fund,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exchange-traded%20fund.

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