SCOUT· 60%30m·2026-07-20·MoneyShould I replace my ETFs with the geared version?
To gear, or not to gear- that is the question... Geared ETFs have had a bit of a moment in the past few years. Plenty of popular ETFs such as NDQ, A200 and DHHF now have “geared” versions. But what does that mean? How do geared ETFs work? And if their long term performance is expected to be better- should you be…
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“Hi jess Great episode Another couple ideas. Discussion about the different nasdaq erfs NDQ, GNDQ, HNDQ, JNDQ Also defensive etfs, not military but defensive as in with markets vertical lining and korea dropping, what are some more "safe" et…”
“I love betashares, but there literally an academic paper, which suggest that geared etf are not better in the long term. Since, they keep charging you a fee on your exisiting investment irrespective of the market outcome. They are great whe…”
“All fun and games until the ETF manager is forced to sell in a crash at the worst time to balance the LVR 😅”
“Gearing at the moment would be a very bad idea, everything is leveraged to the gills and if there is a serious crash that would be the reason why, just look at South Korea...”
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