An ETF is an exchange-traded fund whose units trade like shares; one unit gives you a share in all the fund's securities.
An ETF (exchange-traded fund) is a fund whose units are bought and sold on an exchange through a broker, like ordinary shares. The fund holds a basket of securities with investors' money, and the unit price moves with their value during the trading day.
Most ETFs are index funds, meaning they copy the make-up of a stock market index. But there are also active, sector, leveraged and "inverse" ones, so before buying you check which index the fund tracks, what its annual costs are and whether it pays dividends.
In Ukraine, since 11 August 2026 individuals can buy foreign securities, including ETF units, through Ukrainian financial institutions within the NBU monthly limit of UAH 200,000.
In detail, with examples: What ETFs and index funds are: how a Ukrainian can invest in the S&P 500
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