Growing ETF complexity raises due-diligence burden: Morningstar

Sep 21, 2016

The rise of exchange-traded funds is leading to more complex underlyings and more issuers entering the ETF market. But this also means investors must do more due diligence, says Morningstar.

Not only is the market for strategic-beta exchange-traded products (ETPs) growing fast in Asia, but the complexity of their underlying benchmarks is also increasing, according to recent research by Morningstar. This has implications for investors in that it will require them to do more due diligence on these products.

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