The Growth and Popularity of ETFs

Written by: BNY Mellon

The growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is stronger than ever with new products entering the marketplace. Steve Cook, Managing Director and Business Executive, Structured Product Services, at BNY Mellon discusses the trends driving the popularity of these investment vehicles.

"When an investor both institutional and retail are looking to put assets towards dividends, dividend paying investments or an emerging market product, they are really looking to ETFs first, because it is very easy for them to get into the product, to get out of the product if there is a market correction occurring, they have instant access to that and liquidity is deep and so, for both retail and institutional investors, it is a great way for them to access a different area of the market."


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