ETF Prime

Calamos’ Matt Kaufman explains the mechanics and rationale behind the Calamos Bitcoin Structured Alt Protection ETF – January (CBOJ).  VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam examines the best-performing ETFs so far this year and discusses a recent surge of legacy asset managers entering the ETF space.

REX Financial’s Greg King discusses the firm’s recent crypto ETF filings, including those for TRUMP and DOGE, and explores the growth of leveraged single-stock ETFs, such as the T-Rex 2X Long MicroStrategy Daily Target ETF (MSTU).  VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer offers a preview of the year ahead for the “Magnificent Seven” stocks and provides a brief tour of the artificial intelligence ETF space.

Aptus’ Brian Jacobs spotlights the firm’s unique lineup of risk-managed ETFs designed to help clients stay invested through the ups and downs of market cycles.  VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth discusses the latest Bitwise/VettaFi Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto Assets .

Research Affiliates’ Rob Arnott delves into the strategy of investing in companies recently removed from major market indices and offers perspective on current stock valuations.  VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy presents five ETF predictions for 2025.

J.P. Morgan’s Jon Maier highlights the firm’s suite of ETFs and discusses the industry’s accelerating momentum behind active management.  VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam offers insights into the recent Nasdaq-100 index rebalance and its connection to broader ETF trends.

Morningstar’s Ben Johnson reflects on a record-breaking year for ETFs and highlights key stories to watch in 2025.  VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth discusses new polling data on how advisors are viewing financial markets heading into the new year.

BlackRock’s Rachel Aguirre highlights several of the year’s biggest ETF trends and explains how the firm has positioned itself around them.  VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy discusses the recently launched FIRE ETFs and LifeX ETFs.

Armada’s Phil Bak discusses wrapping private assets in ETFs and fields rapid-fire questions on some of the industry’s hottest topics.  VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang explains “ETFs going Hollywood”, with a growing list of prominent individuals now launching products.

Fairlead’s Katie Stockton highlights the firm’s Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), which leverages technical indicators to identify sector leadership within the U.S. equity market.  VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam celebrates the 20th anniversary of the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), along with offering insights into bitcoin and uranium ETFs.

Texas Capital’s Carlos Pena highlights an industry first, the Texas Capital Government Money Market ETF (MMKT).  VettaFi’s Stacey Morris takes a deep dive into the world of energy ETFs and offers a preview of the energy sector in 2025.

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth explains how the election could impact specific ETF categories and the industry overall. Baird’s Rich Lee also discusses the election’s implications for ETFs and talks market concentration risk, active ETFs, buffer products, crypto, and what to watch for in 2025.

Cambria’s Meb Faber goes in-depth on ETF taxation, 351 tax-free conversions, and the firm’s innovative Tax Aware ETF (TAX).  VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang offers a tour around the world of ETF flows.

Tradr ETFs’ Matt Markiewicz highlights the industry’s first weekly, monthly, and quarterly reset leveraged ETFs, detailing the issues they address and their potential uses in investment portfolios.  VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy explores the most interesting trends in this year’s ETF launches.

Galaxy’s Chris Rhine and State Street’s Matt Bartolini discuss their firms’ recent collaboration on three actively managed ETFs focused on digital assets and disruptive technology.  VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam combs through new ETF filings from BattleShares, Cambria, iShares, Canary, and more.

Hoya Capital’s David Auerbach delves into the recent performance drivers of REIT ETFs and outlines key considerations for investing in the sector.  VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer highlights Tesla’s recent “We, Robot” event and offers perspective on the price of bitcoin moving forward.

Palmer Square Founder Chris Long discusses the $32 billion firm’s ETF entrance, spotlighting their Credit Opportunities ETF (PSQO) and CLO Senior Debt ETF (PSQA).  VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth offers perspective on Bitwise’s XRP ETF filing, CLO ETFs, and the continued rise of actively managed ETFs.

Ocean Park CIO James St. Aubin discusses the $5+ billion firm’s decision to enter the ETF space and highlights their trend following-based ETF lineup.  VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang offers perspective on several recent ETF milestones including the industry eclipsing $10 trillion in assets.

ETF Action’s Mike Akins offers perspective on many of the biggest stories in ETFs and looks ahead to the industry’s future.  VettaFi’s Stacey Morris highlights a bright spot within the energy sector and discusses the potential impact of the upcoming election on energy prices.

VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy provides an in-depth look at the recent wave of private credit ETF filings and what may come next. ETF industry veteran Dave Nadig discusses the challenges of packaging private assets within the ETF structure and also offers perspective on the current state of product development overall.

Andrea Eisfeldt, Professor of Finance at UCLA, explains the indices underpinning two Simplify ETFs focused on companies with high levels of intangible capital. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam discusses Tradr ETFs, the Research Affiliates Deletions ETF (NIXT), gold ETF flows, spot ether ETFs, and more.

ERShares Founder Joel Shulman goes in-depth on what’s being called the first ever private-public crossover ETF, the appropriately named Entrepreneur Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR). VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth discusses Nvidia from an ETF angle, highlighting products with varying exposure to the high-flying stock.

Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas discusses his top ETF stories, industry “white space”, crypto ETFs, and much more. VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy offers perspective on the future of ARK Invest and Cathie Wood.

Strategas’ Todd Sohn highlights the industry’s chase for record inflows and discusses everything from recent ETF filings to market concentration risk. VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang talks new ETF launches, small caps, REITs, and much more.

Franklin Templeton’s David Mann highlights the firm’s diverse ETF lineup and offers perspective on stocks, bonds, and crypto. VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer goes in-depth on the “Magnificent Seven” stocks.

State Street’s George Milling-Stanley goes in-depth on the current gold market, physical gold ETFs, and crypto. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam explores the world of defined outcome ETFs.