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Vocabulary

Three glossaries, one per desk, in the order the words appear on a fund card.

Reading a buffer ETF: the vocabulary in plain words

What the band, the cap, the buffer, protection left and the outcome period mean on a defined outcome ETF, defined one at a time.

Reading an income ETF: the vocabulary in plain words

What cash paid, total return, the benchmark gap, the payout rate and return of capital mean on an option-income ETF.

Reading a thematic ETF: the vocabulary in plain words

What overlap, active share, in-index weight, concentration and drawdown mean on a thematic ETF, and why the name is not the holdings.

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