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Going into 2026, many corners of the asset management world heralded the pending arrival of ETF...
In my more than two decades covering index funds, I have never seen anything quite like the...
Active ETFs continue to experience explosive industry growth, and Fidelity is positioning itself...
The iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV ) experienced an unexpected...
The pace of innovation in the ETF industry is hitting breakneck speeds. We have already seen more...
After a more volatile first quarter, the second quarter of 2026 has been a period where growth...
In my former life as a mutual fund analyst, T. Rowe Price was always a staple of my research....
I coached my son’s Little League baseball team for 10 seasons. There were often months-long gaps...
During the VettaFi Asset Allocation Summit in April, advisors told VettaFi about their strong...
There’s no shortage of real estate ETFs for advisors and investors to consider. With Federal...
While the S&P 500 has recovered from late-March lows, the low single-digit gains in 2026 for...
While some investment themes have struggled to maintain their trajectory, the space economy has...
For many, the statistics surrounding autism aren’t just numbers on a page — they are lived...
For financial advisors, tax season should not be the only time to talk to clients about municipal...
New ETFs keep coming to market and many of them are trying to tap in artificial intelligence...
In a few short years, AllianceBernstein (AB) has transformed from an ETF newcomer into a strong...
In this discussion, recorded at the Exchange ETF conference in Las Vegas in mid-March, I joined...
What a week! I’m finally catching my breath after three action-packed, high-energy days in Las...
Actively managed ETFs in the U.S. gathered $73 billion of new money in February and, thanks to...
As investors navigate an increasingly complex market, the demand for sophisticated,...
In the evolving landscape of fixed income ETFs, few new funds have captured the market’s...
As we navigate the first quarter of 2026, the Magnificent Seven exhaustion we tracked last year...
Thematic ETFs have maintained their impressive momentum in early 2026, building on a resurgent...
As of February 10, 2026, Victory Capital managed $20 billion in ETF assets, with an impressive $9...
Active fixed income ETFs gathered an impressive 38% of the $173 billion of net inflows in the 12...
The start of 2026 has brought no shortage of challenges for advisors, ranging from shifting rate...
Options-based ETFs were in vogue in 2025 with derivative income ETFs gathering $54 billion to...
After a record $1.5 trillion year for the ETF industry in 2025, demand has not slowed down in...
While the strong demand for cryptocurrency-related ETFs in 2025 was easily evident, what happens...
The ETF universe continued to expand in 2025, with a growing number of high-income products...
It will be hard to top 2025 for the ETF industry following a record $1.49 trillion of net...
By Eli and Todd Rosenbluth
In late December, I attended the Direxion Investments opening bell...
With a record-breaking year for ETFs nearly complete, it is insightful to review the topics that...
The English translation of the word “Tov” in Hebrew means “good”. You likely have...
Many advisors and investors are contemplating or actively adjusting their portfolios for the new...
Two key forces drove investors’ November interests on this ETF content platform: the...
VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Goldman Sachs Corporate Bond ETF (GIGL )...
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break with friends and family, and a chance to express ...
After 10 years and under $100 million in assets, many ETFs still trading are on life support,...
Many financial companies are slow-growing and balance sheet intensive, making them more common in...
Demand for U.S.-listed actively managed fixed income ETFs remains robust, following the...
With under four years as a U.S. ETF provider, Capital Group is about to cross a major milestone....
Last month, Pictet Asset Management launched its first ETFs in the U.S. It is a well-known name...
Every month, TMX VettaFi publishes hundreds of articles across our ETF-focused websites....
State Street Investment Management (SSIM) is home to the lowest-cost S&P 500 ETF — the SPDR...
Demand for American Century ETFs has been strong in 2025, with the firm gathering more than $21...
A compelling observation was made by Jeffrey Sherman, deputy chief investment officer at...
With $1.01 trillion of net inflows for the year, ETFs are sure to break the 2024 record of $1.1...
October weather in New York has been confusing. One weekend, it was a sunny 80 degrees, and I was...
Just three years after launching its first ETFs, AllianceBernstein (AB) recently reached $10...
It’s October, and ETFs are closing in on the $1 trillion mark for net inflows in 2025 (We have...
Known to many for supporting ETF institutional investors that favor liquidity, State Street...
TMX VettaFi is rapidly establishing itself as a key index partner, leveraging a strategy of...
VettaFi has expected the approval of ETF share classes of mutual funds and vice versa to occur in...
Active fixed income ETFs have been quite popular thus far in 2025. However, following the Fed’s...
Weekly trading in large ETFs often makes it difficult to spot a clear pattern. However, the $22...
Last week, the SEC approved rule changes that are likely to further result in an even greater...
I rarely know what I’m doing next week, but I can tell you exactly where I’ll be in...
TMX VettaFi is a participant in a weekly podcast called ETF of the Week. As the regular guest, I...
Following the strong debut of its first ETF, Tweedy, Browne Company has launched a second fund...
There are 17 ETFs that had more than $100 billion in assets as of September 4, with two others...
As the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts become more likely to begin in September, investors may...
Yesterday a pair of ETFs from a new asset manager, Scharf Investments, began trading. While this...
To some, $1 billion of ETF net inflows is not what it used to be. The U.S. ETF industry has...
I hope you enjoyed a great July, whether you were on vacation or not. I’ve been catching up...
Advisors and investors poured an impressive $115 billion of new money into ETFs in July. That...
The S&P 500 hit record highs multiple times in late July 2025. While investors seeking...
Approximately 500 new ETFs launched year-to-date through mid July, according to FactSet. This is...
The Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ ) is one of the oldest and is the fifth-largest ETF. Pending...
The first half of 2025 was a memorable one, with ETFs gathering approximately $560 billion. The...
Last week, the iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (BINC ) reached a significant milestone and...
Advisors and investors showed strong interest in actively managed ETFs and municipal bond...
Goldman Sachs entered the ETF market nearly 10 years ago, yet two of its most popular products in...
JPMorgan, already the largest manager of actively managed fixed income ETFs, expanded its...
Mid-2025 is approaching, and exchange traded fund demand continues its robust growth. Last year...
Core U.S. equity and U.S. fixed income ETFs were up 2%-3% year-to-date through mid-June. Such...
The weather has warmed up and schools are about to let out in the Northeast. That means more time...
In September 2025, AllianceBernstein (AB) will hit the three-year anniversary of launching its...
Every year, a large number of ETFs launch in December, aiming to get the benefit of a fresh...
BNY offers a pair of zero-fee ETFs. One is a large-cap U.S. equity index ETF. The second tracks a...
Actively managed ETFs pulled in approximately 40% of the industry flows through the first four...
Earlier in May, VettaFi hosted an Income Investment Strategy Symposium. Many of the experts we...
At the end of April 2025, active ETFs managed $331 billion in assets, equal to a 17% share of the...
After a strong 2024, Fidelity ETFs gathered approximately $10 billion in the first four months of...
Advisors don’t want to take on much interest rate risk. But many are willing to take on some...
The most famous investor is retiring, but his investment advice is likely to carry weight for...
Some advisors are taking a tactical approach to investing. Many others are strategic and making...
Inspired by record demand for ETFs, many traditional mutual fund providers have recently brought...
With more than 4,000 ETFs, it is easy to get lost in the tickers. Last week’s ETF.com awards...
U.S.-listed actively managed ETFs gathered nearly $300 billion in 2024, representing 26% share of...
Bond ETFs are in demand in 2025. With less than a third of the year complete, the industry has...
In February 2025, Vanguard announced its largest-ever expense ratio cut. The corporate move...
It’s been another strong year for ETF demand. ETFs gathered approximately $350 billion of new...
Over a year ago, after working together on a ETF article, my wife and I bought our 14-year old...
The stock market has been anything but stable in April. A sharp sell-off occurred due the...
At the end of 2024, a handful of well-established active managers entered the ETF market. One of...
When the market gets rough, advisors and investors turn to trusted sources for insights and data....
The Avantis lineup of actively managed ETFs has had a strong first quarter of 2025. The...
Through ETFs, iShares has long offered exposure to equity markets like Canada and Italy. Soon,...
A week has passed since the Exchange conference kicked off. More than 1,500 people joined VettaFi...
Bitcoin was a hot topic at the recently concluded Exchange conference in Las Vegas. So I...
The ETF and advisor community has come together in Las Vegas at the Exchange conference. As you...
During the first week of March, fixed income ETFs gathered more money than equity products. While...
Three years after successfully launching its first ETFs, Capital Group has positioned itself for...
In two weeks, the Exchange conference will be underway and I could not be more excited. We have...
State Street Global Advisors, which launched the first U.S.-listed ETF more than 30 years ago,...
After a record year for fixed income ETFs in 2024, demand has been even stronger to start 2025....
The BlackRock Target Allocation team further embraced active ETFs at the end of February. The...
At the end of January 2025, $7 trillion was invested in money market funds, according to the...
An actively managed fund hitting its three year track record used to be a major milestone. A...
The ETF flow leader board tends to show many large funds getting even larger. However, when I...
Doing anything consistently for 20 or more consecutive years is hard to imagine. Yet, 69...
At the start of each new year, there are regular predictions that international equity markets...
As a former mutual fund analyst, there are some asset management brands I remember. Tweedy,...
Municipal bonds were a hot topic at last week’s VettaFi Fixed Income Symposium more than I...
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV ) was up approximately 6% year-to-date as of January...
There should soon be a new individual ETF asset leader. Only $28 billion separated the three...
In mid-February 2025, some in the media will be excitedly discussing what stocks were bought or...
Two months from now, the ETF community of advisors and industry folks will come together. The ...
There is a lot of uncertainty in the markets given changes in fiscal and monetary policy. To...
With the 10-year bond yield climbing higher at the start of the year, many advisors are looking...
You might think most large-scale firms that offer mutual funds have already entered ETF market....
Every year by now, market forecasters share equity market predictions. These forecasts often...
Approximately two years ago, just before an Exchange conference kicked off, one of the largest...
This week, a number of spot bitcoin ETFs will hit a milestone. They will have successfully...
With over $1 trillion of net inflows in 2024, there were a lot of ETF success stories. Those...
What a year it has been. Whenever I retire I will surely look back on 2024 fondly.
Recently, my VettaFi Voice colleagues Roxanna Islam, Kirsten Chang, Cinthia Murphy and I got...
There’s a perception that ESG ETFs are less relevant or able to add value than in the past. The...
Advisors and investors have long turned to active management for fixed income exposure. They are...
The roster of actively managed ETFs continues to shift based on advisor and investor demand. We...
During this week’s VettaFi Market Outlook Symposium, we learned that the advisor community is...
Actively managed fixed income ETFs have been increasingly popular in 2024. Investors have turned...
In the next few days, the U.S. ETF industry could have more than $1 trillion of net inflows in...
Active ETF supply and demand has accelerated in 2024. We believe a new active product from...
On this platform, VettaFi covers a wide range of ETF topics to keep advisors and investors...
There is so much that I am thankful for in the ETF industry. I’m going to list some categories,...
In mid-November, Fidelity Investments joined the select ‘$100 billion in ETF assets’ club. While...
It is almost the official start of the holiday shopping season, also known as Thanksgiving....
A few firsts in the U.S. ETF industry stick out to ETF nerds. November 18, 2004, was one of them....
[Editor’s Note: As of November 12, the year-to-date net inflows for U.S.-listed ETFs was...
Today is Veterans Day. My father served in the army during the Vietnam War. He lives in Long...
Investors have embraced U.S. midcap equity ETFs in 2024, with the investment style gathering $19...
It’s exciting when the financial services community comes together to learn from one...
The S&P 500 is up sharply in 2024, as are many other indexes. While this has been a treat for...
In the rapidly expanding ETF community, it can be hard to stand out. So it is with pride and...
Actively managed equity ETFs have continued to gain traction in 2024 and risen in value. Some of...
We love to celebrate ETF milestones at VettaFi, whether it is a well-established ETF hitting an...
The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond was back above 4% as of mid-October, after nearing 3.6%...
Long-time ETF industry veteran and CEO and CIO of Astoria Advisors, John Davi, launched his firm’...
It’s been said it is the ETF year for active management, and the year for crypto ETFs, and the...
For some people, the early days of the fourth calendar quarter is a good time for reflection. In...
Investors have been embracing actively managed fixed income ETFs in 2024. So it is not surprising...
There are more than 3,000 ETFs for advisors and investors to consider including dozens that ...
Actively managed ETFs represented less than 10% of U.S. assets but gathered approximately 30% of...
Approximately 150 U.S.-listed ETFs gathered more than $1 billion in the first eight months of...
There are many things that excite me about the latest wave of ETFs. However, toward the top of...
Heading into a seasonally weak period can be cause for reviewing ETF exposures. Indeed, last...
Fixed income ETFs continue to gain traction globally. As of August 2024, the asset category...
The TMX VettaFi business segment is less than a year old, but it is already getting recognized...
The week before Labor Day is usually a slow one. This one likely won’t be, though, with...
Finally, someone believes the trend in the S&P 500 is their friend. In mid-August, the ...
I’ve been writing about ETFs for almost 15 years. At my job, talking about an ETF by its ticker,...
While ETF popularity continues to grow, education remains key. Some advisors and investors use...
There are many reasons to celebrate the BlackRock Flexible Income ETF (BINC ). The actively...
Actively managed ETFs continued to gain traction in July with $24 billion of net inflows. This...
Actively managed ETFs continue to remain popular. In the first seven months of 2024, these funds...
One of the most valued attributes of ETFs is diversification. Rather than attempting to choose a...
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO ), was up 14% as of July 26, near its all-time high. With four...
The Olympics just got started but I’m already smarter about the world around me. Every two years...
Capital Group first launched ETFs less than two and a half years ago, but is not slowing down....
The future for ETFs is bright. That’s my takeaway after reading State Street Global...
In the first half of 2024, fixed income ETFs represented 29% of the U.S. industry’s flows. This...
While large-cap growth stocks continue to lead the market, advisors are looking for alternatives...
Taking on credit risk but not interest rate risk has been relatively rewarding to ETF advisors...
In the first half of 2024, I published a lot of content on ETF Trends and VettaFi’s other...
VettaFi hosted and moderated 79 webcasts and livecasts in the first half of 2024. Approximately...
While index-based ETFs are known to be passive compared to active ETFs, changes indeed occur. At...
It’s been a strong first half for the S&P 500 as the large-cap index was up 16% year to date...
Investors have embraced taking on credit risk recently but industrywide have also favored ...
VettaFi was recently named a finalist for a Wealth Management award for our Expanded Research...
Investors poured $20 billion into actively managed ETFs in May, representing 21% of the industry’...
After a strong five months for the S&P 500 Index in 2024, many advisors thought the remainder...
Oil fell to four-month lows last week, a reminder that energy investing comes with risk, not just...
The BlackRock Target Allocation Team, which runs model portfolios followed by many advisors,...
Last week, VettaFi hosted an Alternatives Symposium. For two-and-a-half hours, more than 400...
As of late May, actively managed fixed income ETFs had already gathered $35 billion. This was...
T. Rowe Price has a lot to commemorate in the ETF industry. The longtime manager of actively...
VettaFi is dedicated to providing indexes that track the rapidly evolving fields of robotics,...
Aided by strong performance in the first four-plus months of the year, advisors are looking more...
I’m a former stock analyst responsible for publishing on communications services and information...
In the past year, investors have been rewarded by focusing on quality companies. Shares of...
Big news in asset management: Vanguard has hired a former leader of its industry peer BlackRock....
Weight loss has long been a challenge for many people, me included. Indeed, there are an...
Last week I was back in Toronto for the 20th TMX Equities Trading Conference. This well-attended...
Covered call ETFs remain in focus to advisors, and as such, to asset managers. Indeed, Fidelity...
I occasionally say that I have more than 3,000 ETF children to keep track of. It’s hard to...
After a record-setting first quarter of $65 billion of net inflows for actively managed ETFs,...
While S&P 500 index-based ETFs were down 4% in April, they remained positive for the year. We...
Fixed income ETFs are a hot topic across North America. As we have written, TMX VettaFi hosted in...
The largest high yield bond ETFs have been out of favor for much of 2024. However, many advisors...
The timing of the Fed’s potential next move was a hot topic during the VettaFi Fixed Income...
Concerns about inflation are top of mind again, with consumer pricesproducer prices higher last...
In the first quarter of 2024, fixed income investors turned to investment-grade corporate bond...
Fixed income ETFs gathered $51 billion of new money in the first quarter. This represented 26% of...
Advisors have long turned to active management to gain fixed income exposure. Thus far in 2024,...
Institutional adoption of ETFs continues, which should make all investors happy. In a new report...
In the past couple of years, ETF-oriented advisors have turned their attention to free cash flow...
Actively managed equity ETFs are gaining traction in 2024. Despite representing 5% of assets,...
Emerging markets are off to a sluggish start to 2024. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO...
Even after high demand in 2023, quality-focused investments are popular again in 2024. Indeed,...
This week, more than 400 members of the Women in ETFs (WE) organization gathered to celebrate the...
On Sunday, the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ ) turned 25 years old. The more than $250 billion ETF...
Among the larger ETF providers, few have product stability like Vanguard. When changes do occur,...
Actively managed ETFs continue to gain traction. After a strong 2023, active ETFs gathered 34%of...
Spot bitcoin ETFs have been in focus for the financial services community for the first two...
Investors continue to turn to low-cost core taxable bond ETFs in 2024. The Vanguard Total Bond...
This week, VettaFi hosted a webcast in partnership with Swan Global. The educational focus was on...
There are more than 200 ETF providers in the $8 trillion U.S. ETF market, but I’m intrigued by a...
Covered call ETFs and strategies remain in focus. The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI )...
Even if you have not heard of the Magnificent Seven stocks as a group, you likely know the...
Higher for longer. This was the key message to me from advisors and ETF industry folks at the ...
The just-concluded Exchange conference brought together more than 1,800 people on-site in Miami....
Advisors got educated about ETFs and ETF experts got to show off their knowledge. What could be...
Foreign policy is not all that foreign. That’s a key message from Dr. Richard Haass. He is...
When the Exchange conference starts on Monday, advisors will have a new active floating rate bond...
On Sunday, I will be carrying on the tradition of gathering with friends before the Super Bowl....
On Super Bowl Sunday, hundreds of advisors will gather at the Exchange conference. The conference...
To celebrate the pending Exchange conference, VettaFi and some key industry partners were at the...
The BlackRock U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (DYNF )is approaching its fourth birthday. The...
While 2023 was the year of Fed rate hikes, the fixed income market is expecting 2024 to be the...
January 2024 is likely to be remembered for the strong launch of 10 new spot bitcoin ETFs and the...
I’m a big fan of ETF product development, but sometimes the choices can be overwhelming. For...
The long-awaited spot bitcoin ETFs are trading after a decade of waiting. So now the ETF and...
Many of us were prepping for year-end (or on vacation in Belize, in my case) in December....
The ETF industry is buzzing as long-awaited spot bitcoin ETFs are likely to get the green light...
After a year when advisors were relatively cautious about taking on credit risk, sentiment seems...
In 2023, investing in growth was highly rewarding. We all heard about the Magnificent Seven that...
It’s exciting times in the ETF industry. For example, we might be headed for a photo finish in...
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Yet many people seem comfortable with a...
It’s been the year of active equity ETFs, the year of covered call ETFs, and a year when growth...
It’s the time of year when you look back at all that’s been accomplished. VettaFi’s covered...
In 2023, many people have had concerns about investing in broad emerging markets index ETFs. For...
A year ago, I’m pretty sure I had little idea what artificial intelligence (AI) was and what it...
The winter holiday season is here, and I wanted to join in the festivities. Recently, advisors...
With more than 3,000 ETFs to cover and many new ones launching each month, it is easy to forget....
Even with $2.4 trillion in ETF assets spread across more than 400 ETFs, there’s a pending...
Many advisors and investors in 2023 have turned to fixed income ETFs with an average duration of...
VettaFi will be hosting an Alternatives Symposium tomorrow, November 28. We are covering a range...
Fixed income ETF demand has been strong in 2023 led by Treasury ETFs. However, advisors have been...
Demand has been strong for short-term fixed income ETFs in 2023. That helped AllianceBernstein...
The S&P 500 has rallied in recent days and was up close to 20% for the year. However, heading...
The U.S. ETF industry continues to evolve. In the first 10 months of 2023, fixed income ETFs...
The health of the $7 trillion U.S. ETF remains strong, with many advisors and investors pairing...
Did you have any caffeine today? Have you had any form of exercise this week? For most people,...
South Korean-based company LG is a global leader in electronics. You might turn to it when...
In late October, VettaFi hosted an Income Strategy Symposium for hundreds of advisors and some...
After offering mutual funds for four decades, Dimensional Funds turns three years old as an ETF...
Given the recent market volatility, dividends are important to equity investors even though they...
Alternative income ETF strategies are hot, and many asset managers are bringing their expertise...
Ethereum is the largest and most established decentralized supercomputer, according to Bitwise...
Back-to-back years of celebration for VettaFi’s research! Last week, VettaFi received the Best...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has seen strong net inflows in 2023 into its broad market equity...
While developed U.S. and non-U.S. markets indexes were up year to date through October 20,...
We are focusing a lot of attention on fixed income at VettaFi in October. This week, we are...
Bond investments remain in focus for many advisors given the geopolitical and monetary policy...
With five new actively managed ETFs launching today, the $1.4 trillion Morgan Stanley Investment...
Active ETFs have gained in popularity in recent years. However, some pundits have prematurely...
The third largest ETF recently reached the age of 13. Yes, the Vanguard 500 ETF (VOO ) is now...
Muni bond ETFs gathered $6.3 billion in the first nine months of 2023. However, a healthy $1.4...
Bond ETFs represent approximately 20% of the industry assets. Yet they have gathered more than...
Approximately $140 billion of net inflows went into market-cap-weighted equity index ETFs in the...
With a more than 40-year heritage of value investing, Brandes made its debut in the ETF market...
Advisors have choices to face with their fixed income allocation. Should they take on credit risk...
The convertible bond market has long been an appealing place to look for total return potential....
JPMorgan has a pair of actively managed, options-enhanced equity ETF strategies with a combined...
Capital Group launched its first set of active ETFs in early 2022 with much success and has...
Earlier this week, we reminded advisors and end clients to do homework. Don’t just rely on...
I was doing final prep work for the VettaFi Equity Symposium last week (close to 500 live...
Industrials securities are unloved by financial advisors. However, it is the backbone of a...
While index ETFs are considered passive, they are not static. It pays to understand when a group...
What’s inside an ETF really matters. This is an argument I’ve been making for more than a decade....
Even though most people expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged this week,...
With actively managed ETFs, advisors and clients are willing to pay a premium relative to...
With the acquisition of EQM Indexes, VettaFi’s family of indexes now powers nearly $19 billion in...
Touchstone Investments now has six actively managed ETFs. It seeks to bring its “distinctively...
After a slow start to asset gathering, U.S.-listed equity ETFs were in vogue during the summer....
Last week, the VettaFi AI Symposium was one of the more popular places to be in the days before...
A few weeks ago, VettaFi announced an AI symposium at the end of the month. Our hope was to bring...
VettaFi’s platforms touch advisors and investors in many ways on a daily basis. Through our ...
When I think of actively managed fixed income ETFs, PIMCO is one of the firms to come to mind....
This year has been the year of innovation, with artificial intelligence (AI) all the rage. Yet,...
VettaFi recently began a weekly series called This Week in ETFs. My colleague Heather Bell recaps...
I love ETF milestones, whether they are global bond ETF assets hitting a key level or a widely...
How important is the cost of an ETF? Well, it depends on who you ask.
July was an impressive asset-gathering month for ETFs. Much of the heavy lifting was done by the...
Equity ETFs were back in vogue in July gathering $43 billion of net inflows, yet fixed income...
Today, State Street Global Advisors cut the fees on 10 of its already-rock-bottom-priced “...
Last week, VettaFi hosted a virtual three-hour event, the Fixed Income Symposium, with nearly...
It’s been an impressive 2023 for U.S. large-cap equities. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV
TCW is the latest well-established asset manager poised to enter the ETF business. But unlike...
Bonds have been the hottest ETF asset class in 2023. So far, we passed the $2 trillion mark and ...
In the three-year period ended 2022, 48% of actively managed investment-grade intermediate fixed...
Many advisors are using fixed income ETFs as a strategic core position to build portfolios....
Aided by a hot start, growth stocks led the broader market in the first half of 2023. However,...
Last week, Nasdaq announced an upcoming special rebalance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Most investors...
Net inflows to U.S. listed ETFs of just over $200 billion in the first half of 2023 is modest...
Fidelity’s two largest ETFs are index-based. However, that might be short-lived as the firm...
With the launch of its first two buffer ETFs today, iShares is poised to help expand the pool of...
Fixed income ETFs continue to gain in popularity, but not all investors are taking the same...
Bond ETFs are poised to reach another milestone. They are currently just shy of $2 trillion in...
While fixed income ETFs remain popular with advisors, we sense a shift in sentiment. Now that the...
Canada has experienced strong ETF growth aided by continued investor adoption of innovative...
VettaFi’s platforms touch advisors and investors in many ways on a daily basis. Through our ...
T. Rowe Price, a leading active manager, is making further inroads into the ETF market. Not long...
For nearly 75 years, Franklin Income, the mutual fund, has helped advisors and end clients....
Though a year ago our name changed to VettaFi, ETFs are still at the core of what we do. We run...
The thematic ETF world will soon have a larger player to watch. Today, Amplify ETFs announced...
Advisors have lots of smart beta ETFs worthy of consideration. Most of them focus on a single...
This week, the iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF (USCL ), a newly...
While it has been months since the latest regional bank failure, many advisors remain concerned....
Earlier this month, WealthManagement.com announced the finalists for its 2023 Industry Awards...
There are more than 3,000 ETFs for advisors and heads of research — aka ETF nerds —...
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI ) has become one of the darlings of the ETF...
Active ETFs represent just a 6% share of the ETF markets, but advisors are gravitating toward...
I’m smart enough to know that artificial intelligence (AI) is on the minds of many advisors. Not...
Artificial intelligence is the latest buzzword to become part of the ETF ecosystem. We believe...
As of year-end 2022, U.S. insurance companies invested $37 billion in ETFs. This represented only...
Investors often use index-based style-driven ETFs to support their asset allocation. Despite my...
Large-cap growth ETFs continue to lead large-cap value ones in 2023. Through May 16, the iShares...
Even with uncertainty about whether the Federal Reserve will soon pause its rate hiking program,...
Advisors tend to think of security-level diversification as one of the benefits of an ETF. While...
Before becoming an ETF analyst, I spent approximately a decade as a fundamental stock research...
After large-cap value indexes outperformed growth peers in 2022, growth strategies have returned...
As more advisors embrace ETFs by shifting some of their client assets into the more...
With $28 billion of net inflows in the first four months of 2023, according to VettaFi LOGICLY...
Sentiment improvedfor commodities as an asset class in April after falling out of favor in March...
Year after year, investors say that expense ratio matters most when choosing an ETF. While I’ve...
U.S. equity ETFs regained popularity in April after largely being shunned in the first quarter...
It has been a tremendous start of the year for actively managed ETFs in 2023, which is cause for...
While demand for U.S. equity ETFs has picked up in April, international equity funds continue to...
Buy low, and sell high. A simple adage for stock-picking advisors to follow, but one that is hard...
With the S&P 500 Index up nearly 9% as of mid-April, advisors we heard from at VettaFi have a...
U.S.-listed fixed income ETFs had net inflows of $52 billion in the first quarter of 2023, equal...
After back-to-back years of impressive net inflows into U.S.-listed ETFs, many thought that a $1...
As earnings season heats up, single-stock ETFs might garner attention. If they do, AXS...
Engagement on VettaFi’s ETF platforms can serve as a great indicator of advisor and end investor...
In the past year, as the Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising interest rates, many...
After an impressive first year as an ETF provider, during which it crossed the $7 billion in...
Did you know that some large-cap, blue-chip companies like Accenture (ACN) (run by Julie Sweet),...
A decade ago, when the ROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (ROBO ) launched, the...
At the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500 posted a 7.5% gain, yet many advisors think...
According to S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), S&P 500 companies set an annual record with...
As of late March, $45 billion flowed into U.S.-listed bond ETFs, more than the $26 billion for...
Though financials are 13% of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY ), roughly half the size of the...
The largest U.S. high yield bond ETFs have seen sizable net outflows thus far in 2023, but in...
Sometimes the facts can get in the way of an ETF narrative. I think that’s what is occurring with...
It seems like every day a new ETF launches, but 30 years in, it’s only rarely that one...
This year, let alone a few days in mid-March, is a good reminder of the role bonds and bond ETFs...
This morning, many in the leadership of Women in ETFs rang the opening bell of the NYSE while...
As a data and analytics company, VettaFi is aware what ETF topics are of greatest interest to...
After coming into 2023 willing to take on risk to earn higher rewards using fixed income ETFs,...
Vanguard crossed the $2 trillion mark in U.S.-listed ETF assets under management this week, aided...
Dividend cuts are rare, but when some high-profile companies announce major reductions, as...
After a strong asset gathering year for actively managed ETFs in 2022, when the non-passive funds...
In March, what’s inside $200 billion of sector ETFs will be undergoing significant changes, but...
After a rough 2022, U.S. stocks bounced back in the first six weeks of 2023 amid optimism that...
A week after Exchange, I am still reveling in the tremendous financial services community of more...
Just a few days ago, the Exchange conference kicked off. The event had well over 1,800 attendees,...
With more than $100 billion in U.S.-listed ETF assets, JPMorgan is one of the fastest-growing...
In late February 2022, Capital Group launched its first six actively managed ETFs, and wow, what...
More than 20 years ago, my first job at college was as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. I...
With today’s launch of six ETFs, Morgan Stanley is more than the latest sizable asset manager to...
In a few days, the Exchange conference will kick off and several hundred advisors will meet in...
“Dividend aristocrats” is the name that S&P Dow Jones uses for its indexes of...
Ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting, many advisors expect to take on additional interest...
Last year was a tough year for crypto investments, yet most advisors that responded to a recent...
Craig Lazzara is a managing director in the core product management group at S&P Dow Jones...
Eric Balchunas is Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, where he leads the ETF and fund...
On Sunday, a select few of us in the ETF industry will be toasting the 30th anniversary of the ...
Advisors are looking to investment-grade corporate bond strategies to obtain income at the start...
In less than three weeks, the Exchange conference kicks off in Miami Florida to bring together...
When the market becomes volatile, advisors prefer high-quality investments. During a December...
In a livecast event this Friday, I’m going to be recapping the past year in ETFs and previewing...
Six weeks after the first ETF, a bond fund, moved onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange...
It’s hard to imagine a better year for Innovator ETFs than 2022 to set up 2023. The firm’s assets...
For many advisors, 2022 was likely the year they rediscovered the merits of value investing. The...
As we wrap up 2022, it is no surprise to see iShares, Vanguard, and State Street Global Advisors...
Demand for dividend ETFs has climbed throughout 2022 as advisors and investors have looked to...
After a long stretch of underperformance of its growth strategy peers, 2022 has been the year of...
Advisors have historically been hesitant to use an ETF that holds other ETFs inside, with broad...
Buy low, sell high. Every advisor wants to follow this rule but doing so consistently is hard. A...
On a weekly basis, VettaFi has sought to respond to advisor needs in a novel way. We asked...
As a volatile 2022 for the stock and bond markets comes to a close, year-end portfolio planning...
Franklin Templeton has been building out its ETF lineup through product development, mutual fund...
The sector trend continues to be your friend heading into year-end, but ETF-focused advisors...
It has been the perfect storm as a manager of a new active fixed income ETF in 2022 as rates rose...
Even with the S&P 500 Index down 16% as of late November, advisors told VettaFi they were...
Bonds are back, and there is a huge opportunity at the front end of the curve, according to...
It has paid to take on less risk in 2022. The Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV )...
Another milestone occurred for the ETF industry this month as a Goldman Sachs short-term Treasury...
ARK Invest, which manages $14 billion in ETF assets primarily through active, disruptive...
There is a lot to be thankful for in the ETF industry in 2022 despite global equity and bond...
Even as the U.S. equity markets have partially recovered in the past month, advisors are still in...
It has been nearly 30 years since the first U.S.-listed ETF began trading, so it is rare to find...
While 2022 is not finished, two things are quite likely to be a fact in early 2023. We will have...
With the S&P 500 Index recently down 20% for the year, some advisors have been looking to...
Actively managed ETFs keep punching above their weight. In the first 10 months of 2022, active...
The Inflation Reduction Act, which was approved by a Democratic Party-led Congress and signed...
When you write an ETF column for Mondays at a firm as creative as VettaFi, and it happens to be...
Last night, VettaFi received the Best U.S. ETF Research award from ETF Express, a dedicated ETF...
Capital Group has found a strong audience for their actively managed core focused ETFs with an...
Demand for dividend ETFs has been strong in 2022 as advisors and end clients sought equity income...
Advisors and end clients continue to save as asset managers like BlackRock make more ETFs...
The latest tech earnings season has already kicked off, but many high-profile mega-cap growth...
With more than 3,000 ETFs available in the U.S in an industry about to turn 30 years old., it...
Advisors have long been told of the benefits of global diversification, but once again, in 2022,...
The supply of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ETFs, as well as those that offer a ...
With advisors focused on the rapidly rising interest rates, they are highly interested in...
In 2022, many of the most widely held value ETFs have significantly outperformed their growth...
In the last few years, many well-established asset managers joined the ETF market, and VettaFi...
In the last few years, many well-established asset managers joined the ETF market, and VettaFi...
As the Federal Reserve is poised to continue hiking interest rates into 2023, advisors are...
When you see the largest ETF, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY ), down more than 20% year-to-date...
While investing based on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics may be a wave of the...
The Federal Reserve continued its rate hiking party last week and indicated that it is not...
In the past six months, I’ve written several dozen articles focused on commodities, equity, and...
Invesco just positioned itself for greater success in the fast-growing fixed income ETF market....
It’s been six months since I joined the company now known to many as VettaFi as head of research....
The 12-month period ended June 2022 was relatively strong for actively managed U.S. equity mutual...
While the Federal Reserve raised interest rates notably in the first eight months of 2022,...
In the last five years, many well-established asset managers joined the ETF market, including...
Labor Day marks the end of summer when many kids return to school, football returns, and I...
As of the end of August, from a market-cap perspective, 61% of global equities were invested in...
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI ) is one of the most researched ETFs on VettaFi’s...
In the Harry Potter Series, the wizards are afraid to utter the name of the Dark Lord because to...
While large-cap U.S. equities bounced back this summer, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY ) was...
DoubleLine is one the many established asset managers that entered the ETF market in the past...
Neuberger Berman is one the many established asset managers that entered the ETF market in the...
With the ETF market becoming more crowded weekly, advisors have their hands full trying to sort...
The long-awaited moment is soon upon us. Morgan Stanley has filed for its first ever U.S. listed...
Commodities ETFs incurred net outflows of $6.3 billion in July, shrinking the year-to-date net...
Advisors are primarily using thematic ETFs to complement a more broadly diversified portfolio,...
The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND ) became the largest individual bond ETF in the U.S. at...
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first bond ETFs, investors flocked to the asset class,...
While U.S. equities remain top of mind for advisors, emerging equity markets are in greater focus...
Last week was a big week for tech earnings, with many of the largest U.S. companies reporting...
While U.S. equities remain in a bear market, advisor sentiment is improving across a range of...
The first bond ETFs began trading 20 years ago last Friday, and the industry is poised for...
With the Federal Reserve likely hiking interest rates even higher in the coming weeks, advisors...
There’s about to be a new bond ETF king. Indeed, there might be a new one by the time you read...
Real estate represents less than 3% of assets in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY ), yet it has...
With an impressive $2 billion of ETF assets gathered since launching their first ever ETF...
At the end of June, VettaFi asked advisors about their growing interest in commodities during a...
It’s been a rough year for technology-focused equity strategies as investors rotated away from...
International equities are out of favor with many advisors in 2022. During a late June webcast...
Net ETF inflows of $289 billion in the first half of 2022 (on pace for under $600 billion for the...
Nearly 85% of advisors surveyed by VettaFi during a recent webcast hosted with FlexShares believe...
While they have sold off in June, equity ETFs focused on the U.S. energy sector have...
Growth investments, particularly those commonly referred to as disruptive innovation, have...
Investors flocked to fixed income ETFs on June 13 even as the yield on the 10-year Treasury yield...
Even before the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates this week, advisors told VettaFi they had...
Advisors and end clients are gravitating to the cheaper ETFs, regardless of whether the fund is...
While U.S. equity markets are down in 2022, advisors have not experienced significant benefits of...
With the yield on the 10-year Treasury hovering around 3%, advisors have been seeking out...
It was a brutal first five months of 2022 for bond investments, with the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond...
On the heels of the SEC considering stricter disclosure requirements for ESG ETFs and Tesla being...
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of helping kick off the Inside ETFs conference in Florida along...
The U.S. insurance industry’s asset base in ETFs grew 15% to $45 billion at the end of 2021,...
Advisors and end clients have probably heard that Tesla was recently dropped from the S&P 500...
In Sanskrit, “vetta” means “one who knows,” or an expert....
With the S&P 500 Index down sharply in 2022, it is easy to lose track of not all large-cap...
While travel-related companies are demonstrating improved fundamentals, the ETFs providing...
With the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond spiking approximately 150 basis points in 2022,...
Even before the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 50 basis points last week and set the...
Be careful making too much of ETF flows. In April 2022, ETFs had net outflows of $6.1 billion,...
Consistently outperforming peers is hard because while skill plays a role in success, so does...
Thematic ETFs invest in companies poised to benefit from long-term transformative changes that...
During a recent ETF Trends webcast focused on emerging markets, 42% of advisor respondents said...
With the yield on the 10-year Treasury note climbing more than 100 basis points thus far in 2022,...
Demand for actively managed senior loan ETFs has skyrocketed in the past year, helping State...
Despite representing just 4% of ETF assets at the end of the first quarter of 2022, actively...
In the last nearly 800 days, the growing number of advisors that incorporate ETFs into their...
I’ve spent a lot of my ETF career talking about how advisors are increasingly comfortable...
Investors are selling out of high-yield bond ETFs in 2022, due in part to the combination of...
The S&P 500 Index is down to start the year, hurt in part because of the elevated...
There is a lot for advisors to worry about. During an early March ETF Trends webcast, attendees...
The one consistent investment theme in the past decade, during both up and down years, is that...
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and take a look around once in a while,...
A long-running debate in asset allocation circles is how much of a portfolio an investor should...
In a digital age where information moves in milliseconds and millions of participants can transact...