Barclays ETN's Focus on Gender Diversity Brings Back Returns in 2019

Barclays ETN's Focus on Gender Diversity Brings Back Returns in 2019

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The Barclays Women in Leadership ETF focuses on US companies with gender diversity, selecting stocks with female CEOs or boards with at least 25% women. It tracks an index with a maximum of 10 stocks per sector. Notable companies include GM, IBM, and Hershey. The ETF has grown to $40 million in assets since 2014, though it trailed the S&P 500 by 20 percentage points this year. It has an expense ratio of 45 basis points and receives a yellow light in Bloomberg's system due to low trading volume and credit risk.

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How has the performance of the Barclays Women in Leadership Exchange compared to the S&P 500 this year?

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What is the expense ratio of the Barclays Women in Leadership Exchange?

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