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The ETF Investor Reaction to the Election in 9 Charts

The ripples of investors reassessing U.S. government policy could be seen clearly among exchange-traded funds.

Nov 25, 2016

Mentioned: SPDR® S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) , iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) , iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP)

As the U.S. presidential election forced many investors to practically overnight re-evaluate their base-case scenarios for how U.S. government policies will affect global stock and bond markets, the ripples could be seen clearly among exchange-traded funds.

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