PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Athanasios P. Fassas
TI  - Tracking Ability of ETFs: <em>Physical versus Synthetic Replication</em>
AID  - 10.3905/jii.2014.5.2.009
DP  - 2014 Aug 31
TA  - The Journal of Index Investing
PG  - 9--20
VI  - 5
IP  - 2
4099  - https://pm-research.com/content/5/2/9.short
4100  - https://pm-research.com/content/5/2/9.full
AB  - The purpose of this study is to examine the tracking ability of physical (in-kind) and synthetic (swap-based) exchange traded funds (ETFs). By using three different measures of tracking error, I examine ten pairs of ETFs, which on aggregate track different asset classes (equities, bonds, commodities, and foreign exchange rates), are sponsored by several investment companies and are listed on various stock exchanges. For consistency though, each pair under review tracks the same underlying index/asset, trades on the same stock exchange and is denominated in the same currency.TOPICS: Exchange-traded funds and applications, performance measurement