AllianceBernstein Crosses $1 Billion ETF AUM Mark
Demand has been strong for short-term fixed income ETFs in 2023. That helped AllianceBernstein (AB) pass $1 billion invested in ETFs assets in early November. AB brought its first products to market at...
View ArticleHow CLOs Can Provide an Alternative to Traditional Bond ETFs
Fixed income ETF demand has been strong in 2023 led by Treasury ETFs. However, advisors have been rewarded by turning to alternatives in the fixed income space, such as those focused on the...
View ArticleCommodities and Cryptocurrency Offer an Alternative
VettaFi will be hosting an Alternatives Symposium tomorrow, November 28. We are covering a range of alternative topics. These include go-anywhere strategies like long/short and managed futures, as well...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Advisors Willing to Take on Rate Risk
Many advisors and investors in 2023 have turned to fixed income ETFs with an average duration of less than one year. Taking on very little interest rate risk through duration has been rewarding as...
View ArticleA Pending BlackRock ETF to Watch
Even with $2.4 trillion in ETF assets spread across more than 400 ETFs, there’s a pending offering from BlackRock that caught my eye. Before I lose you, dear reader, I’m not talking about the hopefully...
View ArticleWhat ETFs Were Popular in November?
With more than 3,000 ETFs to cover and many new ones launching each month, it is easy to forget. For many people, S&P 500 Index-based ETFs remain the core of their portfolio. Heading into 2024,...
View Article8 Under-the-Radar Active ETFs for the Holidays
The winter holiday season is here, and I wanted to join in the festivities. Recently, advisors have become more comfortable turning to active ETFs to help them and their clients navigate the uncertain...
View ArticleAI Remains in Early Investment Stage
A year ago, I’m pretty sure I had little idea what artificial intelligence (AI) was and what it could become. While there were a few related ETFs, AI was just another one of the long-term investment...
View ArticleNew Emerging Markets ETF to Avoid Potential National Security Threats
In 2023, many people have had concerns about investing in broad emerging markets index ETFs. For some, this is based on fundamentals for Chinese stocks but for others it’s national security. Indeed,...
View Article8 ETF Stories Recapping VettaFi’s Growing Community
It’s the time of year when you look back at all that’s been accomplished. VettaFi’s covered strong net inflows into fixed income ETFs, covered call funds, and many, many, many new product launches. But...
View Article5 Charts on ETFs Recapping Equities in 2023
It’s been the year of active equity ETFs, the year of covered call ETFs, and a year when growth and quality has mattered most in the equity market. All of this is now clear from the year-to-date net...
View ArticlePositioning Your Portfolio for a New Market Cycle
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Yet many people seem comfortable with a portfolio for 2024 that looks a lot like 2023. Don’t count John Davi as one of them. Davi is the founder,...
View ArticleEarly Wrap-Up of Key ETF Trends From 2023
It’s exciting times in the ETF industry. For example, we might be headed for a photo finish in the ETF leader board. As of December 15, two ETFs stood above the rest. The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)...
View ArticleWhat’s Inside Popular Growth and Value ETFs Is Not Static
In 2023, investing in growth was highly rewarding. We all heard about the Magnificent Seven Stocks that kept climbing higher throughout the year. Such gains helped the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) and the...
View ArticleChart of the Week: High Yield Gaining Traction With Advisors
After a year when advisors were relatively cautious about taking on credit risk, sentiment seems to be shifting. In 2023, the most popular fixed income ETF was the iShares 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT)....
View ArticleA Spot Bitcoin ETF is Coming Soon – Join VettaFi Event to Learn More
The ETF industry is buzzing as long-awaited spot bitcoin ETFs are likely to get the green light from the SEC in the coming days. We expect trading of multiple products to begin soon after. VettaFi is...
View ArticleWhat’s Now Inside Some Fundamentally Focused ETFs
Many of us were prepping for year-end (or on vacation in Belize, in my case) in December. However, index providers were hard at work to ensure certain ETFs fully reflected the investment criteria...
View ArticleAn ETF Nerd’s Exchange Conference Preview
The long-awaited spot bitcoin ETFs are trading after a decade of waiting. So now the ETF and advisor community has some available brain capacity to look forward. In a month, many will be in Miami,...
View ArticleChoosing Among Spot Bitcoin ETFs
I’m a big fan of ETF product development, but sometimes the choices can be overwhelming. For example, on our ETF Database platform there are approximately 90 ETFs offering high yield bond exposure....
View ArticleWhat’s Hot & Not Besides Bitcoin ETFs
January 2024 is likely to be remembered for the strong launch of 10 new spot bitcoin ETFs and the uplisting of the Grayscale Bitcoin ETF (GBTC). While we continue to support advisor education about...
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