ETFs dominate 2009, says Barclays
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The final quarter last year was the busiest ETF trading quarter of the year, according to Barclays Stockbrokers.
ETF assets invested in Q4 2009 compared to Q4 2008 increased by 31 per cent.
Barclays says the increased interest is a result of more investors capitalising on their simplicity, transparency and low cost.
ETF trading activity through Barclays Stockbrokers also increased in Q4, up 13 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and up 14 per cent when compared with the equivalent period in 2008.
Barclays Stockbrokers head of investments Barbara-Ann King says: “2009 was a year of market volatility and financial upheaval, but we increasingly saw our clients capitalising on these market movements to generate returns. Popularity in ETFs has soared as investors increasingly accept them as effective and transparent instruments to gain access to a variety of underlying asset classes.”
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