ETFdb Categories
ETF Database has allocated each of the U.S.-listed exchange-traded products to one of approximately 70 "best-fit" ETFdb Categories. The mapping between an ETF and ETFdb Category utilizes a "1:1" methodology; each ETF is assigned to one and only one ETFdb Category. When a new ETF is launched, ETF Database staff reviews the fund's stated objective, underlying index, and constituent holdings to determine the most appropriate ETFdb Category. The mapping between ETFs and ETFdb Categories is reviewed on an annual basis.
Below, each ETFdb Category is grouped by asset class.
Bond/Fixed Income
- California Munis
- Corporate Bonds
- Emerging Markets Bonds
- Government Bonds
- High Yield Bonds
- Inflation-Protected Bonds
- International Government Bonds
- Money Market
- Mortgage Backed Securities
- National Munis
- New York Munis
- Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds
- Total Bond Market
Commodity
- Agricultural Commodities
- Commodities
- Metals
- Oil & Gas
- Precious Metals
Currency
- Currency
Diversified Portfolio
- Diversified Portfolio
- Target Retirement Date
Equity
- All Cap Equities
- Alternative Energy Equities
- Asia Pacific Equities
- Building & Construction
- China Equities
- Commodity Producers Equities
- Communications Equities
- Consumer Discretionary Equities
- Consumer Staples Equities
- Emerging Markets Equities
- Energy Equities
- Europe Equities
- Financials Equities
- Foreign Large Cap Equities
- Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities
- Global Equities
- Health & Biotech Equities
- Industrials Equities
- Japan Equities
- Large Cap Blend Equities
- Large Cap Growth Equities
- Large Cap Value Equities
- Latin America Equities
- MLPs
- Materials
- Mid Cap Blend Equities
- Mid Cap Growth Equities
- Mid Cap Value Equities
- Small Cap Blend Equities
- Small Cap Growth Equities
- Small Cap Value Equities
- Technology Equities
- Transportation Equities
- Utilities Equities
- Volatility Hedged Equity
- Water Equities
Alternative ETFs
- Hedge Fund
- Long-Short
Inverse
- Inverse Bonds
- Inverse Commodities
- Inverse Equities
- Inverse Volatility
Leveraged
- Leveraged Bonds
- Leveraged Commodities
- Leveraged Currency
- Leveraged Equities
- Leveraged Multi-Asset
- Leveraged Real Estate
- Leveraged Volatility
Real Estate
- Global Real Estate
- Real Estate
Volatility
- Volatility
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