
VettaFi's Islam on the struggles/potential of ETFs buying closed-end funds
The NAVigator · Active Investment Company Alliance
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Roxanna Islam, head of sector and industry research at VettaFi, says that cautious retail investors have been looking for safety and yield and that while closed-end funds have traditionally filled that bill, investors in ETFs that buy closed-end funds have been avoiding a lot of the struggles by turning elsewhere to invest. She believes that could be changing, however, as investors recognize the bargains that closed-end funds represent, particularly in ETFs of CEFs, where investors get diversification at a reasonable price.