Motif Investing

Investing with Motif works in just a few simple steps:

How It Works

Find investing ideas. We look for trends, ideas and world events that could create an investment opportunity.
Build portfolios. Motif Investing finds related stocks and intelligently weight them based on exposure to the idea.
You tailor the portfolio. Slider bars make it easy to change weights. Add or delete any stock/ETF until you have what you want.
Buy for just $9.95. No matter how much you customize, buy up to 30 stocks or ETFs in one motif for a total $9.95 commission.

Seek to Diversify Across a Single Theme or Idea

A motif is a carefully researched and intelligently weighted portfolio of up to 30 stocks that reflect real-world trends and investment ideas. Get inspired by one of nearly 100 motifs in our catalog.

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Control What You Buy

Customize any motif, or build your own from scratch. Easily add stocks, delete stocks, or change their weightings.

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Enjoy Low-Cost Trades

You'll pay a total commission of $9.95 to buy a motif - which contains as many as 30 stocks. That's all. You can invest as much as you like, or start with as little as $250 in a motif.

Take Motif With You

The Motif Explorer app, available for download at the Apple app store, lets you stay on top of investing ideas no matter where you are. Monitor motif performance, find new ideas, and review performance charts.

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Facts

Management Type: Advisor-Executed Trades
Portfolio Composition: Stocks

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Automatic Rebalancing
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Minimum Balance

$250

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