Blog - IndexUniverse.eu Index Universe provides the best news, columns, research, and data focused on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), index investing and trading. http://www.indexuniverse.eu/index.php?Itemid=3&option= Sun, 28 Oct 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb Gold Holdings Cross The Road http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8605-gold-holdings-cross-the-road.html Holdings of ETF Securities' gold exchange-traded products overtake those of the UK government, vaulted across the street in EC2

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Blog Thu, 25 Oct 2025 19:39:03 +0000
What's An Index Worth? http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8588-whats-an-index-worth.html Competitive pressures and new regulations are causing a fundamental reassessment of index providers’ business models

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Blog Wed, 17 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000
Low-Vol Can Be Volatile http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8578-low-vol-can-be-volatile.html The past risk of equity market sectors may be no guide to what's next

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Blog Tue, 09 Oct 2025 19:04:37 +0000
Vanguard Puts The Squeeze On http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8567-vanguard-puts-the-squeeze-on.html It’s time for other fund providers to take up Vanguard’s challenge on mutuality

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Blog Wed, 03 Oct 2025 15:53:46 +0000
Pulling In Opposite Directions http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8555-pulling-in-opposite-directions.html Tensions rise between index providers and their exchange owners. Investors in passive funds need to pay close attention

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Blog Thu, 27 Sep 2025 16:52:21 +0000
Exploiting The Yield Chasers http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8546-exploiting-the-yield-chasers-.html Income-seekers are driving the performance of low-vol indices, creating opportunities in other asset classes

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Blog Tue, 25 Sep 2025 18:49:11 +0000
ETFs And Skewed Incentives http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8522-etfs-and-skewed-incentives-.html You won't find the worst incentive structures in the index fund business. But ETFs are not immune to mis-selling risks

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Blog Thu, 06 Sep 2025 17:29:24 +0000
Stopping The Financial Arms Race http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8508-stopping-the-financial-arms-race.html Traders, not regulators, may end up pushing for better coordination of share market orders

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Blog Thu, 30 Aug 2025 14:20:10 +0000
Fear Gauge Loses Track http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8505-fear-gauge-loses-track.html Changes in US equities’ behaviour mean that the volatility index is an increasingly deficient barometer of market sentiment

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Blog Wed, 22 Aug 2025 22:53:23 +0000
Indexing Fast And Slow http://www.indexuniverse.eu/blog/8494-indexing-fast-and-slow.html The latest Journal of Indexes Europe provides insight into an often overlooked but critical aspect of index fund management--trading costs

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