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June 10, 2016
Enterprise Content Management for Financial Services

14 of the Best Designed ETF Websites

best designed ETF websites

We’ve blogged plenty about ETFs in the last year, so we thought it was timely to do one of our favorite ‘design roundups’ but this time focusing on the best designed ETF websites. We searched for as many as we could and a couple of the examples below are technically not separate sites, but ETF sections within parent sites. We went looking for the hallmarks of modern web design and were pleased to find most of these examples were responsively designed and mobile friendly. As well as first impressions from the home page, we were looking for well-designed fund pages and attention to detail. It seems like some fund managers are experimenting with the look and feel of ETF sites and the results are interesting.

As with all our ‘best-designed’ posts, they are published in alphabetical order and are not meant to be a leaderboard.  😀

In alphabetical order:

1. Alpha Architect

Best ETFs Alpha Architect

Why we like it: Responsive design, modern layout and navigation, good typography and good ‘calls to action’. Regular content being published via the blog makes for a high quality ETF website.

2. AlphaClone

Best ETFs Alpha Clone

Why we like it: Responsive design, clean layout and color scheme. Very small site but the information is clearly presented and looks good with large photographic imagery and custom fonts.

3. ANZ

Best ETFs ANZ

Why we like it: Great use of full screen photography, clean design and color scheme. Although not responsive, the site is packed with resources and has an intuitive site structure.

4. ARK Invest

Best ETFs Ark Invest

Why we like it: Eye-catching full-screen video backgrounds, clear calls to action (including a trade now button), long-form pages, interactive charts.

5. BMO

Best ETFs BMO

Why we like it : This is a nice example of ETF content integrated into a larger parent site. Fully responsive design, with interactive performance charting tools and tables in a modern, long-form design.

6. Franklin Liberty Shares

Best ETFs Franklin Templeton

Why we like it : The site is fully responsive (including swipe-able data tables on touch screens), includes some nice animated iconography and ‘storytelling’ via a long-form home page. The fund pages reflect Franklin’s brand through excellent typography and interactive chart tools, with attention to detail throughout.

7. Global X

Best ETFs Global X

Why we like it: Great color scheme, iconography and typography combined with an intuitive structure and layout makes this a great looking site. It’s also full responsive and includes some neat performance charting tools.

8. Horizons

Best ETFs Horizons

Why we like it: Responsive design, good use of a ‘mega menu’ for navigation, interactive performance charts and good information layout. Includes a login for ETF watch list.

9. BlackRock iShares

Best ETFs iShares

Why we like it:  This is a comprehensive ETF site which includes a lot of resources for investors in an intuitive design. The fund pages are very detailed and include nice features such as interactive exposure breakdown maps.

10. John Hancock

Best ETFs John Hancock

Why we like it:  This site looks like it was designed ‘mobile first’ and has been excellently executed. The full screen menu even contains NAV prices for desktop screens and the home page includes a ‘storified’ approach which works really well.

11. J.P. Morgan

Best ETFs JP Morgan

Why we like it:  This responsive ETF section makes maximum use of screen space. The detailed fund pages include good use of video, full screen chart tools and intuitive tabular data.

12. KraneShares

Best ETFs Krane Shares

Why we like it:  This site looks different, and in a good way. The main element we love is the design has married content alongside the product brilliantly. The site is perfectly responsive and the attention to detail, typography and layout is excellent.

13. Source

Best ETFs Source

Why we like it:  This responsive site keeps a clean look for the home page, the product pages include some nice responsive tables that degrade nicely for mobile screens.

14. State Street SPDR

Best ETFs State Street Global Advisors

Why we like it:  As with other State Street sites, this one includes some great touches. Although it is not responsive, it makes great use of a simple color palette and custom typography. The site includes many tools that are gated behind a secure login.

We looked for as many well designed ETF sites as we could, but I’m sure there are some we missed. Drop us a comment below or tweet us and let us know which site(s) we should consider for next time!

 

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