ETFs, Simplified: What’s an ETF?

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) let you own a mix of stocks or bonds all at once. They’re like buying a fruit basket rather than picking out each fruit separately. Like mutual funds, they “pool” money from many investors into one fund, giving each investor a share of the entire basket of underlying securities. 

ETFs have been available since the early 1990s. They were created because some investors wanted to gain exposure to many securities at once, while also having the flexibility to trade throughout the day on market exchanges where single stocks and bonds also trade.

Here’s a sample menu of choices. 

For illustrative purposes only. This is intended as a sample of possible ETFs and not a full complement of fund types.

Learn more about Voya’s suite of active ETFs.

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Investment Risks: All investing involves risks of fluctuating prices and the uncertainties of rates of return and yield inherent in investing. You could lose money on your investment and any of the following risks, among others, could affect investment performance. Risks of investing in the Fund include but are not limited to: Liquidity Risk: The Fund is subject to the risk that a particular investment may be difficult to purchase or sell and that the Fund may be unable to sell illiquid investments at an advantageous time or price or achieve its desired level of exposure to a certain sector. New Fund Risk: The Fund is a recently organized management investment company with limited operating history. As a result, prospective investors have a limited track record or history on which to base their investment decisions.