Exchange-Traded Fund Services

Comprehensive custody and administration services for ETFs

A consultative approach

Many asset managers are adding ETFs to their product range to meet increasing investor demand as the popularity of these low-cost, tax efficient structures grows.
 
Whether you are entering the ETF market for the first time or seeking a new provider for your existing funds, our ETF experts will help you launch and grow your ETFs globally.
 
With a dedicated technology platform and service teams, we specialize in ETF servicing for U.S., Luxembourg, Ireland, and Hong Kong domiciled products.

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Our goal is to partner with our clients to educate, provide guidance, and co-develop ETF product solutions.

With our experienced team, we help you launch and navigate the ETF ecosystem and product landscape. We collaborate on distribution strategies by product structure and domicile, regulatory impact, market entry strategies, and structuring considerations. We ensure your operational infrastructure allows for both scale and customization to meet both your current and future needs.

Many of our clients have been innovators in the ETF industry and we support their product ranges as they continue to evolve.
 
We offer expertise across the full realm of physical (in specie) and synthetic ETF and exchange traded product (ETP) structures, and support active (including semi-transparent), passive and quantitative ETF strategies including:

  • emerging/developed equity and fixed income
  • inverse/leverage
  • currency hedged products
  • commodity ETF products

Our services include custody, depositary, accounting, PCF services, administration, and authorized participant servicing/order taking.

We designed our ETF platform, ETFConnect, specifically for the unique needs of ETFs, in conjunction with our clients and the authorized participant community, to ensure maximum scalability and efficiency in your operations and full transparency into your data.
 
Your teams can make day-to-day, time-sensitive decisions using our digital client platform, Infuse®, which accesses data in ETF Connect to allow a detailed view into all aspects of your operating model.  

BBH wins 'ETF Administrator of the Year'

BBH has been recognized as ‘ETF Administrator of the Year’ at the annual ETF Stream awards which celebrate the growth and achievements of the European ETF industry.

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There’s always a difference between what a firm promises up front and what’s delivered down the road, and my experience with BBH has demonstrated exceptional delivery of what’s been promised. The ETF team at BBH has seamlessly merged with our internal teams. Their humility in the face of complex issues is admirable and their client-first culture is authentic. These are real differentiators that are hard to come by.



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