ETF Prime

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth offers key takeaways from State Street’s 2024 ETF Impact survey.  Grayscale’s John Hoffman discusses the debut of spot ether ETFs and the firm’s competitive positioning in the crypto ETF market.  Macquarie’s Brad Klapmeyer spotlights their Focused Large Growth ETF (LRGG).

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan goes in-depth on the debut of spot ether ETFs, explaining everything from how they work to the investment case for ether. VettaFi’s Lara Crigger also covers the launch of spot ether ETFs and discusses the recent rotation into small cap stocks.

Dimensional’s Kaitlin Hendrix explains the firm’s new unified managed account platform, which enables financial advisors to scale with Dimensional or non-Dimensional ETF model management and customize with Dimensional SMAs.  VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy highlights the top 20 active ETFs by inflows in 2024.

Global X’s Rohan Reddy goes in-depth on the investment case for uranium and the Global X Uranium ETF (URA).  VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang recaps second quarter ETF flows and looks ahead to the remainder of 2024.

BlackRock’s Dhruv Nagrath discusses the rise of bond ETFs and offers perspective on current fixed income markets.  VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam explains a massive tech ETF rebalance and previews the expected debut of spot ether ETFs.

Vanguard’s Ryan Barksdale discusses the firm’s decision to reopen the PRIMECAP Fund and PRIMECAP Core Fund to new investors, along with the rise of active ETFs and recipe for successful active management.  VettaFi’s Stacey Morris highlights the recent performance of the energy sector and explains the potential impact of artificial intelligence and the upcoming election on the category.

Cboe’s Rob Marrocco goes around the world of ETFs, discussing everything from the potential ETF share class structure to what comes next for the industry.  VettaFi’s Lara Crigger highlights year-to-date ETF flows, provides an update on spot ether ETFs, and goes in-depth on the prospective Texas Stock Exchange.

Avantis Chief Investment Strategist Phil McInnis discusses the firm’s impressive growth and then dives into active ETFs covering small cap value and international equities.  VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth offers insight into the latest advisor polling data from their recently held Alternatives Symposium.

Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas and Van Buren Capital’s Scott Johnsson discuss the SEC’s apparent pivot on spot ether ETFs and everything that might come next.  VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy also touches on the spot ether ETF drama and then dives into the world of alternative ETFs.

ETF industry veteran Dave Nadig covers a range of topics including crypto ETFs, the multi share class fund structure, Fidelity’s “pay-to-play” scheme, Vanguard’s new CEO, meme stock ETFs, and the biggest threat facing American capitalism.  VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang also offers perspective on Vanguard’s new CEO and dives into international equity ETF flows.

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth covers a range of topics including hedge fund managers embracing ETFs, the prospects for spot ether ETFs, lack of investor interest in cannabis ETFs, and a potential shortage of ETF ticker symbols.  Bancreek’s Andrew Skatoff discusses his team’s unique experience in the family office world and how they’re taking a quantitative approach to identify “structurally advantaged...

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel discusses the upcoming SEC decision on their spot ether ETF filing, the debut of VanEck’s Bitcoin Trust (HODL), and the investment case for ether and bitcoin.  K&L Gates’ Rich Kerr provides a unique legal perspective on the recent multi-share class structure filings, spot ether ETFs, and the UK government potentially granting equivalence to US-domiciled ETFs.  VettaFi’s...

Panagram’s John Kim goes in depth on the collateralized loan obligation market and CLO ETFs.  VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer highlights recent earnings reports from several of the biggest players in artificial intelligence and discusses AI-related ETFs.

VettaFi’s Saleem Khan dives into their latest behavioral intelligence data, highlighting key investing trends among advisors.  Strategas’ Chris Verrone explains their recently launched Macro Momentum ETF (SAMM) and offers perspective on the current macro environment.

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth and Kirsten Chang discuss year-to-date ETF flows, along with tackling the challenges presented by fixed income right now.  etf.com’s Kristin Myers previews their upcoming 2024 industry awards ceremony and highlights several hot ETF topics.

VettaFi’s Lara Crigger discusses Fidelity’s decision to charge a $100 trading fee on ETFs from issuers who won’t engage in “pay-to-play”.  Lara also discusses Cboe’s recent SEC filing which seeks a rule change allowing fund companies to offer an ETF share class of existing mutual funds.  Davis Advisors’ Chris Davis goes in-depth on the current stock market environment and the value of active manag...

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth walks through the latest advisor polling data from their recently held Equity Symposium, highlighting several equity ETF categories.  Troop’s Felix Tabary explains how the firm is making it easier to build and apply custom proxy voting policies across portfolios.  Alpha Architect’s Jess Bost offers her unique framework on model portfolio construction and selecting ETFs.

VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer discusses the significance of BlackRock launching a tokenized money market fund and offers perspective on the future tokenization of securities.  Matthews Asia’s Andrew Mattock highlights the firm’s new Discovery active ETF suite and expands on the investment case for China.

VettaFi’s Lara Crigger parses through first quarter ETF flows, uncovering several interesting stories across stocks, bonds, and alternative assets.  Dimensional’s Rob Harvey goes in-depth on the differences between a systematic active approach and traditional indexing.

VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth delivers an early assessment of Host Nate Geraci’s 2024 ETF predictions .  Todd and Nate also offer several new prognostications for the remainder of the year.

VettaFi’s Brian Coco explains the index construction process and highlights three future indexing trends.  Financial regulation expert Sean Tuffy discusses crypto ETFs, importance of multi share class structure, SEC’s swing pricing proposal, and more.  CVA’s Ben Harburg spotlights the Core Values Alpha Greater China Growth ETF (CGRO) and offers the overall investment case for China.

VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer discusses Nvidia, the artificial intelligence boom, and whether investors should be concerned over a top-heavy S&P 500.  State Street’s Matt Bartolini offers perspective on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) becoming the first ETF to hit $500 billion in assets and also goes in-depth on so-called “concentration risk”.  Arch Indices’ Yang Tang explains their approach to optimiz...

VettaFi’s Lara Crigger goes in-depth on the Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF (CYA), which is down nearly 100%.  PIMCO’s Greg Hall discusses the potential benefits of active management in fixed income and highlights the firm’s expanding ETF lineup.

ETF Prime Host Nate Geraci is joined by Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, ETF Think Tank’s Cinthia Murphy, and VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth to recap the ETF event of the year and discuss the industry’s hottest trends.

VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam offers perspective on the “Magnificent Seven” and their growing concentration in market cap-weighted indices.  BondBloxx’s Joanna Gallegos highlights the firm’s unique lineup of precision fixed income ETFs.  Goldman Sachs’ Greg Tuorto discusses the Goldman Sachs Small Cap Core Equity ETF (GSC) and the potential opportunity in small cap stocks overall.