What Does a High Dividend ETF Own?
Following the Fed’s aggressive rate cut in mid-September, we believe many advisors are rethinking how they are providing stable income for client portfolios. High-dividend-yielding equity investments...
View ArticleBlackRock Puts 2 Active ETFs on Sale
There are more than 3,000 ETFs for advisors and investors to consider including dozens that launched in September alone. It is hard for recent products to get on the radar and gather assets. Last week,...
View ArticleAn Active Approach to Target Maturity
Investors have been embracing actively managed fixed income ETFs in 2024. So it is not surprising that the category is an area of focus for product development. The latest suite of active ETFs to catch...
View ArticleA Time for Portfolio Reflection
For some people, the early days of the fourth calendar quarter is a good time for reflection. In life and certainly in portfolios. How has the year gone the way you and your clients expected? Are there...
View ArticleWhy This Value ETF Is Seeing Strong Cash Flow
It’s been said it is the ETF year for active management, and the year for crypto ETFs, and the year for fixed income. All true, but there’s still demand for smart-beta index-based equity ETFs. Just ask...
View ArticleAstoria Advisors Talks Quality Growth Investing
Long-time ETF industry veteran and CEO and CIO of Astoria Advisors, John Davi, launched his firm’s third ETF at the start of October. The Astoria US Quality Growth Kings ETF (GQQQ) joined the $145...
View ArticlePreparing Your Fixed Income Allocation for 2025
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond was back above 4% as of mid-October, after nearing 3.6% just a few weeks earlier. It is a challenge to understand where the yield will be by year end, let alone...
View ArticleLots of ETF Milestones to Celebrate
We love to celebrate ETF milestones at VettaFi, whether it is a well-established ETF hitting an even higher round number or newer products proving that age is not a factor. Last week, the first...
View ArticleUnder-the-Radar Active Equity ETFs
Actively managed equity ETFs have continued to gain traction in 2024 and risen in value. Some of the top performing funds were focused on in vogue, large-cap growth stocks such as the American Century...
View ArticleVettaFi Recognized for Index and Research Prowess
In the rapidly expanding ETF community, it can be hard to stand out. So it is with pride and gratitude that TMX VettaFi shares that it received three ETF Express awards last week. TMX VettaFi is now a...
View ArticleHow ETFs Can Help on Halloween
The S&P 500 is up sharply in 2024, as are many other indexes. While this has been a treat for advisors and their clients, some investors might be spooked. So let’s take a quick stroll, nowhere near...
View ArticleCommunity Engagement in the Digital Age
It’s exciting when the financial services community comes together to learn from one another. VettaFi hosts several virtual events on a weekly basis with leading asset management companies and...
View ArticleA Smarter Way To Midcap?
Investors have embraced U.S. midcap equity ETFs in 2024, with the investment style gathering $19 billion of new money as of early November. This cash haul was more than the $17 billion brought in by...
View ArticleBond ETFs Trade on Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day. My father served in the army during the Vietnam War. He lives in Long Island, New York, and I am proud of his service. Today is also a holiday for many. The bond market is...
View ArticleA Record Year for ETF Inflows Imminent
[Editor’s Note: “As of November 12, the year-to-date net inflows for U.S.-listed ETFs was $915 billion, setting a new annual record. Strong demand for equity ETFs pushed the industry past the...
View ArticleGLD Still Shines 20 Years Later
A few firsts in the U.S. ETF industry stick out to ETF nerds. November 18, 2004, was one of them. This was when the first — and still largest — gold ETF, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), launched. GLD...
View ArticleCap Gains Season to Spur ETF Demand
It is almost the official start of the holiday shopping season, also known as Thanksgiving. However, just as some retailers have offered savings to early shoppers, ETF providers have offered early tax...
View ArticleFidelity Crosses $100 Billion ETF Milestone
In mid-November, Fidelity Investments joined the select ‘$100 billion in ETF assets’ club. While the firm still has a sizable presence in the mutual fund world, Fidelity’s ETFs have been gaining...
View ArticleETF Industry Gratitude
There is so much that I am thankful for in the ETF industry. I’m going to list some categories, but I’m sure my brevity will cause me to regret the absence of others. Record Year for ETF Flows The U.S....
View Article5 ETF Articles That Broke Through in 2024
On this platform, VettaFi covers a wide range of ETF topics to keep advisors and investors informed. Thus far in 2024, we published more than 3,000 articles. Let’s take a look at five of them that...
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