The aim of this report is to illuminate the key risks, risk mitigants, and rewards associated with synthetic replication ETFs.
After closely examining the practices of each of Europe’s largest providers of swap-based ETFs, we have produced a general list of best practices for investors to use as a guide in assessing these various providers’ practices.
We also provide a detailed explanation of the mechanics of the two basic swap models used by providers of synthetic ETFs in Europe: funded swaps and un-funded swaps. Additionally, we have produced comprehensive profiles of each of the providers of swap-based ETFs in Europe. Here, we closely examine the most crucial aspects of these providers’ product structures: the identity of the swap counterparty(ies), the fund holdings/collateral baskets, swap reset policies, disclosure levels, securities lending policies, and swap costs.
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