US options-based funds grow in number despite volatility lull – CBOE Study

According to the latest study conducted by the CBOE exchange, the number of the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) registered options-based funds and exchange-traded products grew steadily over the last three years and the assets under management at these funds hit a record high in 2017, Reuters reports.

Key Findings:

“Option-based funds and exchange-traded products grew to 157 in 2017, up from 135 at the end of 2014, and the assets managed by these funds grew to a record-high of $54.15 billion, up from $49 billion, three years ago

Option-based funds have a risk and return more similar to a 60 percent stock, 40 percent bond portfolio rather than a long-only equity investment.”