---
title: "GET /etf-global/v1/taxonomies"
method: GET
path: "/etf-global/v1/taxonomies"
tags: ["etfglobal"]
---

# GET /etf-global/v1/taxonomies

`GET /etf-global/v1/taxonomies`

ETF Global taxonomy data containing detailed classification and categorization information for ETFs including investment strategy, methodology, and structural characteristics.

## Query parameters

- `processed_date` string
- `processed_date.gt` string
- `processed_date.gte` string
- `processed_date.lt` string
- `processed_date.lte` string
- `effective_date` string
- `effective_date.gt` string
- `effective_date.gte` string
- `effective_date.lt` string
- `effective_date.lte` string
- `composite_ticker` string
- `composite_ticker.any_of` string
- `composite_ticker.gt` string
- `composite_ticker.gte` string
- `composite_ticker.lt` string
- `composite_ticker.lte` string
- `limit` integer
- `sort` string

## Response `200`

A list of results.

- object
  - `next_url` string — If present, this value can be used to fetch the next page.
  - `request_id` string, required — A request id assigned by the server.
  - `results` object[], required — The results for this request.
    - `asset_class` string — The primary type of assets held by the ETF, such as equities, bonds, commodities, or other securities.
    - `category` string — The broad investment category that describes the ETF's investment focus and strategy.
    - `composite_ticker` string — The stock ticker symbol used to identify this ETF product on exchanges.
    - `country` string — The specific country focus of the ETF, if applicable.
    - `credit_quality_rating` string — Credit quality rating for fixed income ETFs.
    - `description` string — The official name and description of the ETF product.
    - `development_class` string — The economic development classification of the markets the ETF invests in, such as developed, emerging, or frontier markets.
    - `duration` string — The duration characteristics for fixed income ETFs.
    - `effective_date` string, date — The date showing when the information was accurate or valid; some issuers, such as Vanguard, release their data on a delay, so the effective_date can be several weeks earlier than the processed_date.
    - `esg` string — Environmental, Social, and Governance characteristics.
    - `exposure_mechanism` string — The mechanism used to achieve exposure.
    - `factor` string — Factor exposure characteristics of the ETF.
    - `focus` string — The specific investment focus or exposure that the ETF provides, such as sector, geography, or investment style.
    - `hedge_reset` string — The frequency of hedge reset, if applicable.
    - `holdings_disclosure_frequency` string — How frequently holdings are disclosed.
    - `inception_date` string, date — The date when this ETF was first launched and became available for trading.
    - `isin` string — The International Securities Identification Number, a global standard code for uniquely identifying this ETF worldwide.
    - `issuer` string — The financial institution or fund company that created and sponsors this ETF.
    - `leverage_reset` string — The frequency of leverage reset, if applicable.
    - `leverage_style` string, required — Indicates whether the ETF uses leverage to amplify returns ('leveraged'), or does not use leverage ('unleveraged').
    - `levered_amount` number, double — The leverage multiplier applied by the ETF, where positive numbers indicate leveraged exposure and negative numbers indicate inverse exposure.
    - `management_classification` string, required — Defines whether an ETF is considered active under SEC rules, with managers making investment decisions, or passive, tracking an index.
    - `management_style` string — Indicates whether an ETF is managed actively or passively, and the level of transparency or replication method used.
    - `maturity` string — The maturity profile for fixed income ETFs.
    - `objective` string — The primary investment objective of the ETF.
    - `primary_benchmark` string — The main index or benchmark that this ETF is designed to track or replicate.
    - `processed_date` string, date — The date showing when ETF Global received and processed the data.
    - `product_type` string, required — Indicates whether the product is an Exchange-Traded Note ('etn') or an Exchange-Traded Fund ('etf').
    - `rebalance_frequency` string — How frequently the ETF rebalances its holdings.
    - `reconstitution_frequency` string — How frequently the index is reconstituted.
    - `region` string — The geographic region or area of the world where the ETF concentrates its investments.
    - `secondary_objective` string — The secondary investment objective, if applicable.
    - `selection_methodology` string — The methodology used to select securities.
    - `selection_universe` string — The universe from which securities are selected.
    - `strategic_focus` string — The strategic investment focus of the ETF.
    - `targeted_focus` string — The targeted investment focus of the ETF.
    - `tax_classification` string — The tax structure of the ETF, determining whether investors receive 1099 or K1 tax forms (RIC, Partnership, or UIT).
    - `us_code` string — A unique identifier code that identifies this ETF in US markets.
    - `weighting_methodology` string — The methodology used to weight holdings.
  - `status` 'OK', required — The status of this request's response.

## Other responses

- `400` — An error message.

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