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  <title>ETFs.co.nz — Canonical ETF + platform updates</title>
  <subtitle>Every NZX-listed ETF, every NZ-available US ETF, and every NZ investment platform tracked here. Source-cited; refreshed quarterly (ETFs) / monthly (platforms).</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gld-nzx/</id>
    <title>GLD — Smart Gold ETF (TER 0.55%)</title>
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    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Reflects the gold price by investing in the iShares Gold Trust. NZX-listed and PIE-taxed, so no FIF return — unlike holding SPDR Gold Shares directly.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/hyg/</id>
    <title>HYG — iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (TER 0.49%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/hyg/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Markit iBoxx US Liquid High Yield Index — below-investment-grade US corporate bonds with monthly distributions.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/iwm/</id>
    <title>IWM — iShares Russell 2000 ETF (TER 0.19%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/iwm/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Russell 2000 Index — ~2,000 US small-cap stocks. The most-traded small-cap ETF.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxx/</id>
    <title>SOXX — iShares Semiconductor ETF (TER 0.33%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxx/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index — ~30 US-listed semiconductor companies. iShares alternative to SMH; slightly different index methodology.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sgov/</id>
    <title>SGOV — iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (TER 0.09%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sgov/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index — ultra-short-duration US Treasury bills. Cash-equivalent yield exposure.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/nz20/</id>
    <title>NZ20 — Kernel NZ 20 Fund (TER 0.25%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/nz20/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Low-cost exposure to the top 20 NZ companies.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/ush/</id>
    <title>USH — Smart US 500 (NZD Hedged) ETF (TER 0.38%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/ush/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>S&amp;P 500 exposure hedged back to NZD — removes the USD/NZD currency layer. NZX-listed and PIE-taxed, so no FIF return.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bot/</id>
    <title>BOT — Smart Automation and Robotics ETF (TER 0.75%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bot/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the STOXX Automation and Robotics Index — global companies in automation and robotics. PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/btc/</id>
    <title>BTC — Smart Bitcoin ETF (TER 0.55%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/btc/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Reflects the price of bitcoin by investing in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. NZX-listed and PIE-taxed, so no FIF return.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/inf/</id>
    <title>INF — Smart Global Infrastructure ETF (TER 0.60%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/inf/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Global listed infrastructure — utilities, transport and energy networks. PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/liv/</id>
    <title>LIV — Smart Healthcare Innovation ETF (TER 0.75%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/liv/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Global healthcare innovation companies — biotech, medical devices and health technology. PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/platform/kernel/</id>
    <title>Kernel — Three tiers · NZ$0–150/yr account fee · NZ$0 brokerage · FX 0.40–1.50%</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/platform/kernel/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-09-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="platform" />
    <summary>NZ-domiciled fund manager + brokerage for NZX / Kernel funds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/nz-dividend-etfs/</id>
    <title>DIV — Smartshares NZ Dividend ETF (TER 0.54%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/nz-dividend-etfs/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the top 15 NZ dividend-paying stocks. PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/fnz/</id>
    <title>FNZ — Smartshares NZ Top 50 ETF (TER 0.50%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/fnz/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the 50 largest NZ companies by market cap.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/kgh/</id>
    <title>KGH — Kernel High Growth Fund (TER 0.25%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/kgh/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Diversified global growth portfolio, NZ-domiciled PIE.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tnz/</id>
    <title>TNZ — Smartshares NZ Top 10 ETF (TER 0.60%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tnz/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Concentrated exposure to the 10 largest NZ companies.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/mzy/</id>
    <title>MZY — Smart Australian Mid Cap ETF (TER 0.75%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/mzy/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Mid-cap Australian companies, NZ-PIE wrapper.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/npf/</id>
    <title>NPF — Smartshares NZ Property ETF (TER 0.54%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/npf/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>NZ-listed property companies (REITs).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/nzb/</id>
    <title>NZB — Smartshares NZ Bond ETF (TER 0.54%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/nzb/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Investment-grade NZ-government and corporate bonds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/ngb/</id>
    <title>NGB — Smartshares NZ Government Bond ETF (TER 0.20%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/ngb/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Pure NZ-government bond exposure.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/usf/</id>
    <title>USF — Smartshares US 500 ETF (TER 0.34%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/usf/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>NZX-listed S&amp;P 500 wrapper. PIE-taxed alternative to direct US ETFs.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/usg/</id>
    <title>USG — Smartshares US Growth ETF (TER 0.51%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/usg/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>US growth-style equity exposure, PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/uss/</id>
    <title>USS — Smartshares US Small Cap ETF (TER 0.51%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/uss/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>US small-cap exposure (Russell 2000 equivalent), PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/esg/</id>
    <title>ESG — Smartshares Global Sustainability Leaders ETF (TER 0.54%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/esg/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Global developed-markets ESG-screened equities.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/euf/</id>
    <title>EUF — Smartshares Europe ETF (TER 0.55%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/euf/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Developed European-markets equity exposure.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/apa/</id>
    <title>APA — Smart Asia Pacific ETF (TER 0.55%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/apa/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) developed-markets equity.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/emf/</id>
    <title>EMF — Smart Emerging Markets ETF (TER 0.59%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/emf/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Broad emerging-markets equity exposure.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/aus/</id>
    <title>AUS — Smart Australian Top 200 ETF (TER 0.30%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/aus/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Top 200 ASX-listed Australian companies, NZ-PIE wrapper.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/asd/</id>
    <title>ASD — Smart Australian Dividend ETF (TER 0.54%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/asd/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>High-yielding Australian dividend equities, PIE-taxed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/kgm/</id>
    <title>KGM — Kernel Global 100 Fund (TER 0.25%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/kgm/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Top 100 global multinational companies, NZ-PIE.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schz/</id>
    <title>SCHZ — Schwab US Aggregate Bond ETF (TER 0.03%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schz/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Bloomberg US Treasury 3-10 Year Index — intermediate-duration US Treasury debt.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bkln/</id>
    <title>BKLN — Invesco Senior Loan ETF (TER 0.65%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bkln/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan 100 Index — floating-rate senior loans, monthly distribution.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sivr/</id>
    <title>SIVR — Aberdeen Physical Silver Shares ETF (TER 0.30%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sivr/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Physical silver bullion exposure — backed by allocated silver bars held in vaulted storage.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sche/</id>
    <title>SCHE — Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (TER 0.06%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sche/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the FTSE Emerging Index — large + mid-cap stocks across 20+ emerging markets.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/jepq/</id>
    <title>JEPQ — JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (TER 0.35%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/jepq/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Combines Nasdaq-100 equity exposure with a covered-call options overlay for high monthly income.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sret/</id>
    <title>SRET — Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF (TER 0.58%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/sret/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Solactive Global SuperDividend REIT Index — 30 highest-yielding global REITs, monthly distributions.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/qqqm/</id>
    <title>QQQM — Invesco Nasdaq-100 ETF (TER 0.15%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/qqqm/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Nasdaq-100 Index. Lower-cost sibling to QQQ, designed for buy-and-hold investors.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tqqq/</id>
    <title>TQQQ — ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TER 0.82%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tqqq/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 3× the daily return of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Daily rebalancing produces volatility decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxl/</id>
    <title>SOXL — Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (TER 0.91%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxl/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 3× the daily return of the ICE Semiconductor Index. Daily rebalancing produces volatility decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/upro/</id>
    <title>UPRO — ProShares UltraPro S&amp;P 500 (TER 0.89%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/upro/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 3× the daily return of the S&amp;P 500 Index. Daily rebalancing produces volatility decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tsll/</id>
    <title>TSLL — Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TER 0.95%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tsll/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 2× the daily return of Tesla (TSLA) common stock. Single-stock leverage; daily rebalancing produces decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gdx/</id>
    <title>GDX — VanEck Gold Miners ETF (TER 0.51%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gdx/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index — large + mid-cap gold mining companies globally (Newmont, Barrick, Agnico Eagle, etc).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vxus/</id>
    <title>VXUS — Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (TER 0.05%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vxus/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the FTSE Global All Cap ex-US Index — ~8,000 stocks across developed + emerging markets outside the US.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/voog/</id>
    <title>VOOG — Vanguard S&amp;P 500 Growth ETF (TER 0.07%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/voog/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the S&amp;P 500 Growth Index — the growth-tilted half of the S&amp;P 500 (~230 stocks).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/iau/</id>
    <title>IAU — iShares Gold Trust (TER 0.25%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/iau/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Physical gold bullion exposure backed by allocated gold held in vaulted storage. iShares low-cost alternative to GLD.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schg/</id>
    <title>SCHG — Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (TER 0.04%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schg/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Dow Jones US Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index — ~250 large-cap US growth stocks.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/avuv/</id>
    <title>AVUV — Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF (TER 0.25%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/avuv/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Actively-managed small-cap value strategy targeting US companies with high profitability and low valuation multiples.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spym/</id>
    <title>SPYM — SPDR Portfolio S&amp;P 500 ETF (TER 0.02%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spym/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the S&amp;P 500 Index. SPDR low-cost alternative to SPY (0.0945% TER). Formerly ticker SPLG — renamed SPYM in late 2025.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spxl/</id>
    <title>SPXL — Direxion Daily S&amp;P 500 Bull 3X Shares (TER 0.84%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spxl/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 3× the daily return of the S&amp;P 500 Index. Direxion sibling to ProShares UPRO. Daily rebalancing produces volatility decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tza/</id>
    <title>TZA — Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares (TER 0.99%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/tza/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver -3× the daily return of the Russell 2000 Index. Inverse-leveraged: profits if small-caps fall. Daily rebalancing produces severe decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxs/</id>
    <title>SOXS — Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (TER 1.00%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/soxs/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver -3× the daily return of the ICE Semiconductor Index. Inverse-leveraged: profits if semiconductors fall. Daily rebalancing produces severe decay.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spxu/</id>
    <title>SPXU — ProShares UltraPro Short S&amp;P 500 (TER 0.90%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spxu/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver -3× the daily return of the S&amp;P 500. Inverse-leveraged. Daily rebalancing produces severe decay over multi-day holds.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vixy/</id>
    <title>VIXY — ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (TER 0.85%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vixy/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the S&amp;P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index — front-month VIX futures rolled monthly. Subject to severe contango decay; designed for tactical hedging only.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/uvxy/</id>
    <title>UVXY — ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (TER 0.95%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/uvxy/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Designed to deliver 1.5× the daily return of the S&amp;P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index. Combines contango decay with leverage decay; among the most decay-prone ETFs available.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/smh/</id>
    <title>SMH — VanEck Semiconductor ETF (TER 0.35%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/smh/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the MVIS US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index — 25 largest US-listed semiconductor companies (Nvidia, TSMC, Broadcom, ASML, AMD, etc).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bnd/</id>
    <title>BND — Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (TER 0.03%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/bnd/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Bloomberg US Aggregate Float Adjusted Index — broad investment-grade US bond exposure (Treasuries, agency MBS, investment-grade corporates).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gdxj/</id>
    <title>GDXJ — VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF (TER 0.52%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gdxj/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index — small + mid-cap gold mining companies. Higher operational risk and volatility than GDX (which holds large + mid-caps).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/platform/sharesies/</id>
    <title>Sharesies — 1.9% per trade · per-market caps NZ$25 / AU$15 / US$5 · 0.5% FX</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/platform/sharesies/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="platform" />
    <summary>NZ retail-friendly platform with NZ, ASX, and US market access.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/platform/hatch/</id>
    <title>Hatch — US$3 per trade (≤300 shares) · 0.5% FX · 1% order-value cap</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/platform/hatch/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="platform" />
    <summary>NZ-built US share platform owned by Kiwi Wealth (now part of Fisher Funds).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/platform/stake/</id>
    <title>Stake — US$0 trades · 0.7% FX (free Stake Black tier optional)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/platform/stake/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="platform" />
    <summary>Australian-built US share platform with commission-free trades.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/platform/interactive-brokers/</id>
    <title>Interactive Brokers — From US$0.35 / trade (Tiered) or US$1 flat (Fixed) · ~0.002% FX + US$2 min</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/platform/interactive-brokers/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="platform" />
    <summary>Global broker. Among the lowest all-in fees of platforms reviewed once the interface curve is climbed.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spy/</id>
    <title>SPY — SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (TER 0.09%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/spy/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the S&amp;P 500 index. Largest and most liquid US ETF.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/voo/</id>
    <title>VOO — Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (TER 0.03%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/voo/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the S&amp;P 500 index. Lowest-cost S&amp;P 500 ETF.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vti/</id>
    <title>VTI — Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (TER 0.03%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vti/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the entire US stock market (~3,700 holdings).</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/qqq/</id>
    <title>QQQ — Invesco QQQ Trust (TER 0.18%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/qqq/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Tracks the Nasdaq-100. Heavy tech weighting.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vgt/</id>
    <title>VGT — Vanguard Information Technology ETF (TER 0.09%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vgt/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>US technology-sector ETF.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/arkk/</id>
    <title>ARKK — ARK Innovation ETF (TER 0.75%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/arkk/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Active disruptive-innovation strategy.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schd/</id>
    <title>SCHD — Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (TER 0.06%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/schd/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>100 quality US dividend stocks with 10+ year payout history.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vym/</id>
    <title>VYM — Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (TER 0.04%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/vym/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>500+ above-average-yield US dividend stocks.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/jepi/</id>
    <title>JEPI — JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (TER 0.35%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/jepi/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Equity income via covered-call options strategy.</summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <id>https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gld/</id>
    <title>GLD — SPDR Gold Shares (TER 0.40%)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://etfs.co.nz/etf/gld/" type="text/html" />
    <updated>2026-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <category term="etf" />
    <summary>Physical gold exposure without holding bullion.</summary>
  </entry>
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