English translation · Awaiting review

Korean slang profile

ETF

ETF

An exchange-traded fund designed to deliver returns linked to the price movements of a specific index or asset.

An exchange-traded fund designed to deliver returns linked to the price movements of a specific index or asset.

Expanded form
Exchange Traded FundExchange Traded Fund
Other spellings
—
Earliest source found
May 18, 2020
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    ETF라는 이름이 상장지수펀드를 뜻한다는 걸 배웠어.

    I learned that ETF means an exchange-traded fund.

02Documented history

  1. 2020-05-18The 금융위원회 source used the expression ‘ETF’.[1]
  2. 2022-07-28The 자본시장연구원 source used the expression ‘ETF’.[2]

03Origin & word formation

The source explains it as ‘Exchange Traded Fund’. Who first used it and when could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The explanation and usage were compared directly with the evidence. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. ETF·ETN시장을 보다 건전하게 발전시키겠습니다 (금융위원회)Published May 18, 2020Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
  2. 국내 ICO 시장과 STO 시장의 당면 과제와 발전 방향 | 최신보고서 | 보고서 | 자본시장연구원 (자본시장연구원)Published Jul 28, 2022Original source checked Nov 13, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

← Browse abbreviations · Read the Korean entry