With each unit of JSGBETF, you can track:
Performance of 8 commercial banks using PSX's BKTI index as a benchmark. The fund is a tradeable security and investors can easily buy and sell units on the stock exchange, just like any other stock.
What is JSGBETF:
A sector ETF that tracks a basket of stocks within a sector.
JS Global Banking Sector Exchange Traded Fund (JSGBETF) is a sector-specific ETF that will track a total-returns based index – JS Global Banking Sector Index (JSGBKTI).
JSGBKTI will be replicating BKTi, keeping weights of all stocks equal on each rebalancing.
JSGBETF currently consists of 8 banking stocks, that represents approximately 70% of the listed banking sector (approximately 80% on free float market cap).
Benefits of JSGBETF
Constituents of the fund are transparent and their financial performance is public information.
ETFs have a lower expense ratio relative to equity mutual funds.
The indicative NAV (iNAV) is updated on real-time basis.
JSGBETF Constituents
Advantages of a sector-specific ETF
Sector ETFs help investing in one industry without buying individual stocks of that sector.
Market Maker facilitates smoother entry and exit compared to individual stocks.
Offers diversified exposure in different companies of a sector with limited funds.
Why banking sector of Pakistan?
Banking sector is currently trading at record-low multiples despite robust profitability.
The banking sector is resilient to ongoing macro reforms.
Strong dividend yields of underlying securities are captured in total return index.
Rising return generation with attractive multiples