Pricing of exchange traded funds

Abstract

ETFs are a relatively new investment product that allows investors to achieve the diversification of a mutual fund with the trading flexibility of a stock. This and other advantages have been drastically attracting investors over the last years; however, the price of this product is a topic that remains little explored. In this paper I introduce a panel data analysis of premiums/discounts of ETFs with similar characteristics. I find that some of these characteristics are significant explanations to ETF pricing inefficiencies.