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The case for an iEdge Singapore Next 50 ETF

Most developed markets offer investors a domestic mid-cap ETF alongside a flagship large-cap product

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    • A mid-cap ETF would complement the STI by adding sector breadth and exposure to faster-growing companies.
    • A mid-cap ETF would complement the STI by adding sector breadth and exposure to faster-growing companies. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    Kenneth TH Goh

    Published Sat, Mar 14, 2026 · 07:15 AM

    SINGAPORE makes it easy to buy its largest companies.

    The Straits Times Index (STI) is accessible through multiple exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit trusts and structured products. Yet for the next tier of listed companies, those sitting just outside the STI, there is no equivalent low-cost fund giving ordinary investors diversified exposure.

    That gap is becoming harder to justify.

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