Risk: Speculative product. Capital at risk. Not a bank deposit. Not covered by any deposit-guarantee scheme.

Vision Bank vs ETFs

Passive equity ETFs and this programme both target growth, but they earn their return in very different ways.

Key risk difference: ETFs give you market beta — you gain or lose with the index. Vision Bank targets a yield decoupled from directional price movement, but with trading, counterparty, and custody risks that ETFs do not carry.

Side-by-side comparison

AttributeVision Bank programmeETFs
Return sourceTrading yield (basis, funding, spreads)Broad-market price appreciation + dividends
Correlation to equitiesLow by design (delta-neutral strategies)Very high
Typical annualised rangeHigher target but variable and non-guaranteedHistorical ~6–10% for global equity indices, highly variable
DrawdownsStrategy-level stops; still possible20–50% peak-to-trough is historically normal
Fees10% performance fee on positive net P&LLow expense ratio (~0.05%–0.30%)
LiquidityCycle-based windowsIntra-day on exchange

Why some investors choose Vision Bank

Adds a return stream that is not driven by equity beta. Useful as diversification alongside a core ETF portfolio.

Why some stay with etfs

ETFs are the cheapest, most liquid way to own broad market exposure — the base layer of most long-term portfolios.