But it’s probably the tax advantage that’s the biggest difference ... Hampton: Some big mutual funds don’t have an ETF sibling. Talk about that disadvantage and any other cons.
Sources: FactSet, Dow Jones ETF Movers: Includes ETFs & ETNs with ... commencement of the next day's trading is calculated as the difference between the last trade and the prior day's settle.
More investors each year are discovering the advantages of exchange-traded funds over traditional mutual funds.
Mutual fund net flows have been negative each year for the past 10 years, while the number of ETFs keeps expanding.