'Poor execution strategies' cost ETFs $1.7bn in rebalancing costs

56% of US ETFs

James Baxter-Derrington
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Predictable rebalancing strategies that can be front run by informed traders are costing ETFs $1.7bn, an issue that can be tempered with “not-so-complex execution strategies”.

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