Detailed Information on Publication Record
2019
Two investment options for bearish etf investors: Inverse etf and shorting etf
CHOVANCOVÁ, Božena, Michaela DOROCÁKOVÁ and Dagmar LINNERTOVÁBasic information
Original name
Two investment options for bearish etf investors: Inverse etf and shorting etf
Authors
CHOVANCOVÁ, Božena (703 Slovakia), Michaela DOROCÁKOVÁ (703 Slovakia) and Dagmar LINNERTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
International Journal of Financial Studies, MDPI, 2019, 2227-7072
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Country of publisher
Switzerland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14560/19:00111127
Organization
Ekonomicko-správní fakulta – Repository – Repository
UT WoS
000474931600014
Keywords in English
bearish expectation; exchange-traded fund (ETF); inverse ETF; short sale
Links
MUNI/A/1092/2017, interní kód Repo.
Změněno: 9/3/2024 03:33, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
V originále
A high liquidity, low expense ratio and the possibility to conduct arbitrage allow exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be used for short sales. Bearish investors can also buy inverse ETFs. This paper aims to outline two investment approaches for bearish ETF investors and the differences between these two approaches; it also aims to examine the relationship between price and an indicator of volume and evaluate the final positions in selected ETFs in selected periods. Short ETFs dominate in simplicity, flexibility, paying out dividends and especially in the limited size of the loss. On the other hand, their structure, which demands daily rebalancing, causes substantial deviation from the benchmark in the long-term and leads to a higher expense ratio, and lower liquidity increases bid-ask spreads. Negative aspects of ETF short selling lie in unlimited loss, high borrowing costs, the need for margin accounts, variability of loan fees and the possibility of a transaction recall by the lender. On the contrary, margin operations enable potentially higher appreciation of capital by generating rebate rates. Our results show that with the decrease in value of the most used ETFs, short interest is growing for those funds where there is a very strong negative correlation implying hedging tendencies. Short selling proved to be a more advantageous strategy in the observed period of market downturn, as well as in 2011–2017, due to negative returns, however, by applying margin trading inverse ETFs turned out to make less losses. Sector-oriented inverse ETFs are the exception, where the largest differences between these two strategies are recorded. However, the final conclusion of the suitability of one of the analyzed strategies depends on the market volatility and the direction of the market itself.