How to "read" ETFs?

There are many things to look at in a factsheet before investing in a ETF. For me I will look at these things.

1) expense ratio. This is the fee(in percentage) the fund manager charge every year. Try to find fees which are below 0.4%pa.

2) I will look at the country and sector allocations. This will tell me whether this ETF is suitable for me. They usually show this through tables and pie charts.

3) I will look at fund size or AUM. This shows the size of the ETF and I will avoid smaller size ($400million and below). Low AUM usually mean lower liquidity which isn’t good. This is also to minimise the risk of the ETF closing.

4) The graphs are usually used to present the past performance. This give you a rough indicator of how the etf has performed for the last few years. ( BUT past performance is not equal to future performance)

5) Accumulating or Distribution. This shows whether the ETF reinvest( accumulating) the dividends or distribute them.

This blog post by The Invest Quest would answer your inquiry and more:

The Ultimate Stock ETF List for SG Investors

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