PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Robert J. Waid TI - The ETF Free Lunch DP - 2008 Sep 21 TA - ETFs and Indexing PG - 55--57 VI - 2008 IP - 1 4099 - http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2008/1/55.short 4100 - http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2008/1/55.full AB - One promoted advantage of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) versus mutual funds is the ability to short the ETF. What is not advertised is that the management fees of the ETF are included in the performance of the short, creating a tailwind for performance as opposed to selling a future or shorting the holdings directly.