ETF growth appears to be hitting the steep part of the “hockey stick” curve. UNREAL, another $5b into ETFs last night, brings Jan total to $78.6b, which destroys all-time monthly flow record by $18b (or 30%), this is a nearly…
The 2018 edition of the world’s largest ETF conference featured 2,500+ attendees, 200+ experts on everything from the SPDR S&P 500 ETF to hidden gem ETFs you’ve never heard of, an exhibit hall where nearly every ETF provider was well-represented,…
Monday will mark the 25th anniversary of the first U.S.-listed ETF, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). Born out of the 1987 stock market crash (I highly recommend this fantastic account from Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas), SPY sparked an investing revolution. In…
“I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It’s a quick way to look like an idiot.” – Award-winning author Warren Ellis Anyone who knows me is well aware of my disdain for predictions. Nobody has a…
This past week, I had an interesting conversation with Phil Bak, CEO of Exponential ETFs, an upstart ETF provider who recently launched the Reverse Cap Weighted U.S. Large Cap ETF (RVRS). Phil took some flak on social media and even…
Recently, I’ve seen lot of financial media and industry chatter regarding ETF costs – only not in the way you might expect. Instead of the usual talk about ETFs lowering the cost of investing or how ETF providers are ripping…
“The growth of ETFs in U.S. capital markets is a textbook case study in ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ right alongside well-known historical examples like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Netflix and scores of others successful enterprises.” – Nick Colas of ConvergEx ETFs have…
In partnership with Brown Brothers Harriman, ETF.com conducts an annual survey of ETF investors (primarily investment advisors). I would call this the “Cadillac” of ETF surveys given the well-informed ETF audience trafficking ETF.com. Their fifth annual survey was released today…
The investment industry has coined a phrase for what happens when Vanguard moves into a particular ETF category – it’s called The Vanguard Effect®. Known for their rock bottom ETF costs, once Vanguard decides to enter a particular asset class…
While year-to-date ETF flows are nearly 40% above their previous annual record and have surpassed the best year of inflows ever for mutual funds, the financial media seems strangely obsessed with ETF closures. Some recent headlines: > Say hello to…
