According to a survey commissioned by Source, one of Europe’s leading ETFs provider, more than 90% of Hedge Funds professionals anticipate greater use of ETFs in their industry by the end of 2017.
The survey also indicates that, on average, professionals interviewed estimate that Hedge Funds in ETFs could reach $ 100 million in 2021.
For two-thirds of the professionals interviewed, the low cost of ETFs is the primary reason for their use. Liquidity is also cited by 64% of respondents, easy access to different sectors (46%), ability to trade ETFs on exchanges (46%), increasing choice of ETFs (42%) and flexibility over long and short positions (42%).
The ETFs have decidedly nothing passive …