This study empirically compares the pricing efficiency of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) across countries in terms of the deviations of trading price from Net Asset Value (NAV) as well as the persistence of such deviations. A sample of 17 ETFs tracking popular equity indices of five dominant...

The present study investigates the pricing efficiency and the trading characteristics of index ETFs in India. Theoretically, ETF prices are expected to closely track their NAVs. The deviations, if any, are expected to be eliminated quickly due to the arbitrage mechanism in place. In this study,...