MSCI Russia aka ETF Closure Risk

Watch episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/J8wEM-RpxHcPublished January 2025. In this episode of "What's the Risk?" we take a look at the historic performance of the MSCI Russia Index as a lead into a discussion on what happens when an ETF is closed and doing due diligence on any ETFs an investor might use in their portfolio.ETF closure is a risk and it can happen for various reasons, in the example of Russia the index providers stopped tracking Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but ETFs can be shut down and changed at the whim of the manager. We look at two cases at Vanguard and Blackrock which show it's not just small managers who will close or change ETFs without much warning.  Want to learn more about investing? Get our Book: https://www.amazon.com.au/Your-Investment-Philosophy-Protecting-Fraudsters-ebook/dp/B0BCPJ8BGC/  https://www.mfg.com.au  Mancell Financial Group is an Authorised Representative No. 226266 and Credit Representative No. 403187 of FYG Planners Pty Ltd, AFSL/ACL No. 224543. ABN 29 009 541 253.  MSCI Russia Index (net div.) January 1999 - Present: Total Returns Net Dividends in USD. Source: MSCI. MSCI data © MSCI 2025, all rights reserved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.