ETFs have several characteristics that are sought after by investors. These instruments work like a basket where shares or bonds are found, like in a fund, but they are traded on the stock market like a share. This allows for more instruments to be cheaper (their price is lower than that of buying a share of each of the companies listed on an index), more liquid (they are bought and sold quickly) and they offer greater diversification of assets. wallet.
The ETFs found on the SIC have one more point in their favor: they are instruments that are listed in other parts of the world, but that investors in Mexico can access without having to go to other markets, which allows them to have increased exposure to other countries and currencies.
Within the ETF’s that have been listed this year in the Global Market there are 50 variable income (shares), 8 fixed income (bonds) and 1 commodity. Of the 59 listings, almost a third (17) have socially responsible characteristics.
“The interest of investors and administrators in promoting good corporate practices is part of the trends that have been on the rise in recent years, and where the BMV Group has focused part of its offer, including good corporate governance practices. , protection of the environment and positive changes in society,” Grupo BMV said in a statement.
The firm points out that the SIC has become a platform for Mexican investors to access the global capital market in an efficient, transparent and reliable manner. And that at the end of April there are already more than 1,400 ETFs in this market.