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Fees, indexes take center stage in ETF competition

Liquidity and cost trump all other benefits of exchange-traded funds for institutional investors. Yet the basic attributes of…

Liquidity and cost trump all other benefits of exchange-traded funds for institutional investors. Yet the basic attributes of this rapidly growing category of products also have large investors shying away from most areas of index and asset class innovation — where costs are higher and tradin

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Fees, indexes take center stage in ETF competition

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