While finding an ETF might seem straightforward, the sheer number of funds make finding the exact one a challenge – this is especially true in Europe where multiple tickers across various exchanges make everything that much more tricky. Within abs(etf) we have a number of tools to help you cut through the haystack to find your needle.
The magic starts with the search bar at the top – while innocent looking enough it holds a few secrets. As expected you can do a simple keyword search – say ‘gold‘ and it will return you a list of funds with some key facts on each – ordered by the assets under management (AUM) of the fund.
At the next level you can search by ISIN and ticker – any ticker that is assigned to that fund across any exchange – for example the fund ‘IEAC‘ (listed on the LSE) could also be found by using any of the alternative tickers from other exchanges – for example ‘EUN5‘ (DB) or even ‘IE00B3F81R35‘
Things get more interesting however when you use the advanced filters – filtering by AUM (size) and TER (expense) can be achieved in one line – typing in “bond >10bn <0.1” gives all the funds with associated with ‘bond’ which have an AUM greater than $10bn ( using the >10bn keyword ) and which have a Total Expense Ratio of less that 10bps per annum ( using the <0.1 filter ). The result set is ordered by AUM as before.
The search functionality is powerful and flexible but it’s just the start – see the next section on Fund Information