Securities lending in ETF, what the?

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My concern is that things could be a bit messy in the event of a crash. Especially with 20% of the ETF's holdings loaned out. I am not an expert so may be wrong but I would prefer if there were no securities lending at all (even if that sacrificed tiny gains from the lending fees/income)

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newbinvestor wrote: »

My concern is that things could be a bit messy in the event of a crash. Especially with 20% of the ETF's holdings loaned out. I am not an expert so may be wrong but I would prefer if there were no securities lending at all (even if that sacrificed tiny gains from the lending fees/income)

Even though I think that you are making a mountain out of a molehill, and have a complete lack of judgement and perspective, you might be interested that Lyxor Core ETFs do not engage in securities lending:
https://www.lyxoretf.co.uk/en/instit/products/range/reduce-cost
Although SG might be thinking of selling its ETF business:
https://www.ft.com/content/a769d1ac-ccc3-30ba-bf93-2354e4de9823

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I did see the Lyxor ones yesterday and do prefer them to iShares.

How do I have a complete lack of judgement and perspective?