Comments on: Is There Any Magic In An ETF Share Split? http://www.etftrends.com/2008/06/how-share-split.html Keeping a grip on exchange traded funds (ETFs) Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:22:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Tom Lydon http://www.etftrends.com/2008/06/how-share-split.html/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Tom Lydon Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:02:11 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2008/06/is-there-any-magic-in-an-etf-share-split.html#comment-931 Hi P, In short, a share split does boost trading volume and narrow the spread, which means lower costs to investors who trade a lot. Here's a story that explains what happened in more detail: <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-ym-started-0629jun29,0,932696.story" rel="nofollow">http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-ym-started-0629jun29,0,932696.story</a> Hi P,

In short, a share split does boost trading volume and narrow the spread, which means lower costs to investors who trade a lot.

Here’s a story that explains what happened in more detail:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-ym-started-0629jun29,0,932696.story

]]> By: p http://www.etftrends.com/2008/06/how-share-split.html/comment-page-1/#comment-930 p Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:32:39 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2008/06/is-there-any-magic-in-an-etf-share-split.html#comment-930 It looks as though these splits were an attempt to help volume in the products and reduce spreads which has been a big negative to Vanguard vs the volume on many of the Ishares and SPDR products. Do you think this split is ultimately a good thing to drop spreads or will having to buy twice as many shares actually make the trade more expensive? It looks as though these splits were an attempt to help volume in the products and reduce spreads which has been a big negative to Vanguard vs the volume on many of the Ishares and SPDR products. Do you think this split is ultimately a good thing to drop spreads or will having to buy twice as many shares actually make the trade more expensive?

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