Source: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/us-etf

# US ETF
URL: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/us-etf
Last modified: 2026-10-17

A US ETF is an exchange-traded fund on a US exchange that holds a basket, usually an index, and trades all day like one share. Most list on [NYSE Arca](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/how-us-stock-prices-form), three managers run most of the money, and because they [buy what the index says with no view](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/who-moves-us-stocks) they sit in the [trades-against-you column](https://mochatrade.com/learn/us-market-structure/us-stock-market-explained) of the US market map.

## Related terms

- NYSE: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nyse
- NYSE Arca: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nyse-arca
- Index ETF: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/index-etf
- Index rebalancing: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/index-rebalancing
- Direct listing / SPAC: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/direct-listing-spac
- NASDAQ: https://mochatrade.com/learn/glossary/nasdaq