This index ETF offers a juicy distribution yield. However, it can be volatile at times and has only been traded since 2011.

The distinction of being the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) is often given to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) launched by State Street Global Advisors on Jan. 22, 1993.

It finds that over the past decade, in many instances, investors in traditional, old-fashioned mutual funds have made more ...

Exchange-traded funds can vary significantly when it comes to cost, with share prices ranging from the single digits to the triple digits. That range may feel intimidating, but it also means there ...

Mutual funds are bleeding assets anew, just as their ETF cousins break fresh records. Now, firms from Lazard to Aberdeen Group Plc. are pushing to convert traditional funds into exchange-traded ones, ...

The SEC is expected to decide soon whether mutual funds from dozens of providers can be offered as ETF share classes.

Investors and retirement savers who want to own broad swaths of the stock and bond markets often face a choice: Do they want ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can be a tax-efficient, low-cost investing option for investors looking for a well-diversified portfolio. Learn more about ETFs including what they are and how they work.

Exchange-traded funds, commonly called ETFs, are index funds (mutual funds that track various stock market indexes) that trade like stocks. As such, they have all of the benefits of plain old ...

However, fewer exchange-traded fund investors get such an annual tax bill relative to those holding mutual funds. ETFs have these tax benefits due to "in-kind" transactions, experts said.