Exchange-Traded Fund Services
Technology, scale and expertise delivered with unwavering client service for your exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Deliver your ETF to market with support from an experienced team who offers a consultative approach from concept to launch—and beyond.
Exchange-Traded Fund Services
Technology, scale and expertise delivered with unwavering client service for your exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Deliver your ETF to market with support from an experienced team who offers a consultative approach from concept to launch—and beyond.
High-touch client service
While today’s market activity continues to present challenges for asset managers, we have doubled down on our focus on you.
Experienced partners
Access a powerful partnership of firms and experienced service providers to serve your existing or newly launched ETF—whether through your own trust or as part of a multiple series trust.
Cost-effective solutions
Experience flexible servicing solutions and seamless support designed for your unique needs at competitive pricing.
What you can expect from a UMB Fund Services relationship
Whether you leverage an existing trust or utilize our multiple series trust offering, UMB offers a comprehensive service set and industry knowledge to guide you. Our network of preferred partners offers clients marketing support and ETF ecosystem introductions to help accelerate your progress.
- Fund administration
- Fund accounting*
- Distribution**
- Legal administration
- Custody*
- Tax
- Transfer Agency*
Distribution and asset raising solutions
We offer strategic capital raising support to help you execute your fund plan and deliver for your investors. Whether you are a start-up or established asset manager, UMB Fund Services offers a full range of asset raising services to help you achieve your goals as you grow.
Explore fund distribution servicesMultiple series trust platform solution for ETFs
Our multiple series trust platform provides a cost-effective means of operating an ETF, and we provide fund administration, tax, and distribution services to support your ETFs.
Whether you have an existing fund or are planning to start one, our experts will help you capitalize on the benefits of participating in a series trust.
- Focus on managing your money, growing assets and maintaining your brand, while the trust’s administrators coordinate service providers, handle board and CCO communication, and serve as trust secretary
- Access cost-effective means to manage funds with lower overhead due to sharing a board of trustees, chief compliance officer (CCO), independent public accountant and fund counsel, etc., at pre-negotiated rates
- Enjoy the simplicity and convenience of having your board of trustees, fund auditors, legal counsel and other service providers already in place
- UMB provides fund administration, tax, and distribution services and leads a team of experienced service providers providing seamless support to your exchange-traded product.
Mutual fund to non-transparent ETF conversions: what to know
In late 2019, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) gave approval to several firms to launch actively managed ETFs, which created enthusiasm in the industry as reflected by the growing number of nontransparent ETF filings. Yet, the recent market downturn and volatility may bring greater urgency to the study of strategic alternatives, including transitioning from a mutual fund to a non-transparent ETF.
Three questions to ask when choosing a fund CCO
The decision about how to obtain and structure CCO services ultimately comes down to a firm’s take on whether those services can and will meet requirements for critical factors such as independency, competency, knowledge, access and connectedness to the firm’s organizational culture. The following three questions, among others, have been helpful to us in evaluating these and other factors.
National leader in fund servicing
UMB Fund Services is a national leader in registered and alternative investment fund services with decades of experience.
Explore moreStay up-to-date on fund trends
Read the latest quarterly report, Industry Trends, to learn what’s happening in the fund industry and recent economic impacts.
Access the report*Services provided through preferred partners.
**Services provided by UMB Distribution Services, LLC.