RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Index Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds
JF The Journal of Portfolio Management
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 80
OP 92
DO 10.3905/jpm.2003.319897
VO 29
IS 4
A1 Leonard Kostovetsky
YR 2003
UL https://pm-research.com/content/29/4/80.abstract
AB Exchange-traded funds have proliferated in the last five years, but have not yet received much attention in the academic literature. The author explains the major differences between ETFs and their traditional index fund competitors, establishing a threshold model to compare their costs. A one-period model expanded to multiple periods helps in analysis of the sorts of investors who would prefer ETFs over index funds, and vice versa. The analysis suggests that ETFs are an especially important tool for larger investors and that long-term retail investors can also use them effectively.