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title: "Finance Focus Video: Closed-end Funds vs. ETFs"
description: Today’s topic is “What are closed end funds and how do they differ from ETFs”.   Exchange-traded funds – It’s a security that trades like a stock, in real time on an exchange, generally has passive management, historically meant to track an index, low expense ratio.   They come in a host of flavors in […]
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# [Finance Focus Video: Closed-end Funds vs. ETFs](https://samalinwealth.com/blog/finance-focus-video-closed-end-funds-vs-etfs)

 Written by [Samalin Wealth](https://samalinwealth.com/blog/author/samalin-wealth) | March 09, 2021

Today’s topic is “What are closed-end funds and how do they differ from ETFs”. 

What type of investor should hold? An ETF or a closed-end Fund? Watch to learn more.

 

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