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    SS&C ALPS Advisors' Paul Baiocchi Talks Active ETFs, Thematics, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 63:25


    SS&C ALPS Advisors' Paul Baiocchi dives into key ETF trends, from active and alternatively-weighted strategies to international and thematic ETFs.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy goes inside the world of S&P 500 ETFs, exploring several unique angles to the industry's flagship products.

    Inside ETF Innovation: A Conversation with Tidal's Mike Venuto

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 55:35


    Tidal's Mike Venuto discusses the latest in ETF innovation, from 351 conversions and the ETF share class structure to options-based strategies and leveraged products.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang offers a tour around the world of fixed income ETFs, highlighting recent flows,...

    Arro's Alexandra Levis:  How ETF Issuers Can Stand Out

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 65:25


    Alexandra Levis, Founder & CEO of Arro Financial Communications, provides an in-depth look at how ETF issuers should think about approaching marketing.  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam breaks down some of the year's top-performing ETFs, from international plays to precious metals.

    David Sharp Talks Vanguard's 50-Year Journey, Recent Investor Behavior, and New ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 54:55


    Vanguard's David Sharp marks the firm's 50th anniversary, explores recent investor behavior, and highlights several new fixed income ETFs.  VettaFi's Stacey Morris analyzes the rollercoaster year for energy ETFs.

    Barry Ritholtz: How Not to Invest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 61:58


    Barry Ritholtz, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, breaks down the current market environment and discusses key ideas from his latest book, How Not to Invest.  VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth offers highlights from the 2025 etf.com Awards.

    BNY's Ben Slavin on ETF Trading, Flows, Share Class Structure, & Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 57:24


    BNY's Ben Slavin provides an in-depth look at recent ETF trading and flows, and unpacks the latest on the ETF share class structure and product innovation.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang highlights five noteworthy ETF launches.

    Volatile Markets Spark Unexpected ETF Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 56:38


    VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy looks at several surprising ETF developments from a wild week in the markets.  VistaShares CEO Adam Patti highlights the firm's unique approach to ETFs, which includes the VistaShares Target Berkshire Select Income ETF (OMAH).

    Mutual Fund Pioneer MFS Enters ETF Arena

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 40:42


    MFS, which pioneered the first mutual fund in 1924, recently entered the ETF arena with the launch of five actively managed products.  MFS's Emily Dupre discusses the firm's decision-making process around launching ETFs, their investment capabilities, and the role active...

    Previewing the Annual ETF Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 58:12


    Kristin Myers, Editor-in-Chief at etf.com, offers a preview of their highly anticipated 2025 industry awards ceremony.  VettaFi's Zeno Mercer breaks down the recent surge in gold and international equity ETFs.

    ETF Prime: Live from Exchange!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 47:26


    ETF Prime Host Nate Geraci is joined by Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas, along with VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy and Todd Rosenbluth, to spotlight the year’s most anticipated ETF event and discuss the industry's hottest trends.

    A Stroll Through ETFs with Industry Luminary Tom Lydon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 58:22


    Industry luminary Tom Lydon provides his unique perspective on the current ETF landscape.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy highlights five ETF categories that might benefit from the recent market turmoil.

    Precidian's Stuart Thomas Spotlights Currency Hedged Single Stock ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 48:41


    Precidian's Stuart Thomas spotlights the firm's innovative ADRhedged ETFs and explains the rationale for removing currency exposure.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang discusses several recent ETF launches, including offerings from State Street, VistaShares, Quantify Funds, and Roundhill.

    Fidelity's Ryan McKee on Recent ETF Trends, Active Management, & Portfolio Construction

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 50:43


    Fidelity's Ryan McKee highlights recent ETF trends, discusses key considerations with active management, and shares insights into advisor portfolio construction.  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam weighs in on a groundbreaking private credit ETF, Nvidia’s influence on semiconductor ETFs, and the latest surrounding...

    ETF Hot Takes with Industry Veteran Dave Nadig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 68:13


    ETF expert Dave Nadig offers hot takes on a range of topics, including private equity in ETFs, Truth.Fi entering the space, memecoins, and increasingly exotic ETF launches.  VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth discusses an ongoing battle for the ETF throne and presents...

    ETF Copycats

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 49:39


    Newfound Research's Corey Hoffstein and Quantify Funds' David Dziekanski discuss the challenge of combating ETF copycats who repackage unique ideas as their own.  VettaFi's Stacey Morris provides an update on the energy sector and ETFs following President Trump's arrival in...

    A Tour Through Financial Markets and Invesco's ETF Lineup with Brian Hartigan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 58:25


    Invesco's Global Head of ETFs, Brian Hartigan, provides a tour through the current financial markets, with a focus on the firm's ETF lineup.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy offers hot takes on several recent ETF stories including Vanguard's fee cuts, Trump Media's...

    Stone Ridge's Nate Conrad Spotlights LifeX Longevity Income ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 44:15


    Stone Ridge's Nate Conrad goes in-depth on the $20+ billion asset manager's suite of LifeX Longevity Income ETFs.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang takes an early look at ETF flow trends in 2025.

    Calamos' Matt Kaufman Explains World's First 100% Downside Protected Bitcoin ETF

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 57:23


    Calamos' Matt Kaufman explains the mechanics and rationale behind the Calamos Bitcoin Structured Alt Protection ETF – January (CBOJ).  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam examines the best-performing ETFs so far this year and discusses a recent surge of legacy asset managers entering...

    REX Financial's Greg King Discusses Crypto ETF Filings, Leveraged Single-Stock ETFs, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 59:53


    REX Financial's Greg King discusses the firm’s recent crypto ETF filings, including those for TRUMP and DOGE, and explores the growth of leveraged single-stock ETFs, such as the T-Rex 2X Long MicroStrategy Daily Target ETF (MSTU).  VettaFi's Zeno Mercer offers...

    Aptus' Brian Jacobs: Balancing Risk & Reward with ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 61:24


    Aptus' Brian Jacobs spotlights the firm’s unique lineup of risk-managed ETFs designed to help clients stay invested through the ups and downs of market cycles.  VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth discusses the latest Bitwise/VettaFi Benchmark Survey of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Crypto...

    Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott on Deletions ETF, Valuations, & Mean Reversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 64:06


    Research Affiliates' Rob Arnott delves into the strategy of investing in companies recently removed from major market indices and offers perspective on current stock valuations.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy presents five ETF predictions for 2025.

    J.P. Morgan's Jon Maier Talks ETF Flows, Active Management, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 48:39


    J.P. Morgan's Jon Maier highlights the firm's suite of ETFs and discusses the industry's accelerating momentum behind active management.  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam offers insights into the recent Nasdaq-100 index rebalance and its connection to broader ETF trends.

    Morningstar's Ben Johnson Recaps the Year in ETFs and Looks Ahead to 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 68:06


    Morningstar's Ben Johnson reflects on a record-breaking year for ETFs and highlights key stories to watch in 2025.  VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth discusses new polling data on how advisors are viewing financial markets heading into the new year.

    BlackRock's Rachel Aguirre on Mega Caps, Buffers, Bitcoin, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 64:22


    BlackRock's Rachel Aguirre highlights several of the year's biggest ETF trends and explains how the firm has positioned itself around them.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy discusses the recently launched FIRE ETFs and LifeX ETFs.

    Armada's Phil Bak: Private Assets in ETFs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 58:09


    Armada's Phil Bak discusses wrapping private assets in ETFs and fields rapid-fire questions on some of the industry's hottest topics.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang explains “ETFs going Hollywood”, with a growing list of prominent individuals now launching products.

    Fairlead's Katie Stockton on Technical Analysis, Tactical Sector ETF

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 45:59


    Fairlead's Katie Stockton highlights the firm’s Tactical Sector ETF (TACK), which leverages technical indicators to identify sector leadership within the U.S. equity market.  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam celebrates the 20th anniversary of the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD), along with offering insights...

    Texas Capital's Carlos Pena Highlights First Money Market ETF

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 48:09


    Texas Capital's Carlos Pena highlights an industry first, the Texas Capital Government Money Market ETF (MMKT).  VettaFi's Stacey Morris takes a deep dive into the world of energy ETFs and offers a preview of the energy sector in 2025.

    Election & ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 60:16


    VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth explains how the election could impact specific ETF categories and the industry overall. Baird’s Rich Lee also discusses the election's implications for ETFs and talks market concentration risk, active ETFs, buffer products, crypto, and what to watch...

    Cambria's Meb Faber on Industry Game-Changer: The 351 ETF Exchange

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 62:40


    Cambria's Meb Faber goes in-depth on ETF taxation, 351 tax-free conversions, and the firm's innovative Tax Aware ETF (TAX).  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang offers a tour around the world of ETF flows.

    Industry's First Calendar Reset Leveraged ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 51:36


    Tradr ETFs' Matt Markiewicz highlights the industry's first weekly, monthly, and quarterly reset leveraged ETFs, detailing the issues they address and their potential uses in investment portfolios.  VettaFi's Cinthia Murphy explores the most interesting trends in this year's ETF launches.

    Galaxy's Chris Rhine and State Street's Matt Bartolini: Digital Assets & Disruptive Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 50:47


    Galaxy's Chris Rhine and State Street's Matt Bartolini discuss their firms' recent collaboration on three actively managed ETFs focused on digital assets and disruptive technology.  VettaFi's Roxanna Islam combs through new ETF filings from BattleShares, Cambria, iShares, Canary, and more.

    Comeback for REIT ETFs? Hoya Capital's David Auerbach Goes In-Depth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 60:16


    Hoya Capital's David Auerbach delves into the recent performance drivers of REIT ETFs and outlines key considerations for investing in the sector.  VettaFi's Zeno Mercer highlights Tesla's recent “We, Robot” event and offers perspective on the price of bitcoin moving...

    Palmer Square's Chris Long on CLO ETFs, Private Credit, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 53:38


    Palmer Square Founder Chris Long discusses the $32 billion firm's ETF entrance, spotlighting their Credit Opportunities ETF (PSQO) and CLO Senior Debt ETF (PSQA).  VettaFi's Todd Rosenbluth offers perspective on Bitwise's XRP ETF filing, CLO ETFs, and the continued rise...

    Ocean Park's James St. Aubin Talks Trend Following ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 49:02


    Ocean Park CIO James St. Aubin discusses the $5+ billion firm's decision to enter the ETF space and highlights their trend following-based ETF lineup.  VettaFi's Kirsten Chang offers perspective on several recent ETF milestones including the industry eclipsing $10 trillion...

    ETF Action's Mike Akins on Flows, Active Management, Options Strategies, Crypto, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 59:51


    ETF Action's Mike Akins offers perspective on many of the biggest stories in ETFs and looks ahead to the industry's future.  VettaFi's Stacey Morris highlights a bright spot within the energy sector and discusses the potential impact of the upcoming...

    Private Credit ETFs & Product Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 57:05


    VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy provides an in-depth look at the recent wave of private credit ETF filings and what may come next. ETF industry veteran Dave Nadig discusses the challenges of packaging private assets within the ETF structure and also offers...

    UCLA Finance Professor: Importance of Intangible Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 53:44


    Andrea Eisfeldt, Professor of Finance at UCLA, explains the indices underpinning two Simplify ETFs focused on companies with high levels of intangible capital. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam discusses Tradr ETFs, the Research Affiliates Deletions ETF (NIXT), gold ETF flows, spot ether...

    Private Equity in an ETF? ERShares Founder Joel Shulman Explains

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 61:47


    ERShares Founder Joel Shulman goes in-depth on what’s being called the first ever private-public crossover ETF, the appropriately named Entrepreneur Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR). VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth discusses Nvidia from an ETF angle, highlighting products with varying exposure to the...

    Talking ETFs with Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 70:51


    Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas discusses his top ETF stories, industry “white space”, crypto ETFs, and much more. VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy offers perspective on the future of ARK Invest and Cathie Wood.

    Strategas’ Todd Sohn: Summer of ETFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 58:22


    Strategas’ Todd Sohn highlights the industry’s chase for record inflows and discusses everything from recent ETF filings to market concentration risk. VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang talks new ETF launches, small caps, REITs, and much more.

    Franklin Templeton’s David Mann on Stocks, Bonds, & Crypto

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 58:14


    Franklin Templeton’s David Mann highlights the firm’s diverse ETF lineup and offers perspective on stocks, bonds, and crypto. VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer goes in-depth on the “Magnificent Seven” stocks.

    Deep Dive with State Street’s Chief Gold Strategist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 57:50


    State Street’s George Milling-Stanley goes in-depth on the current gold market, physical gold ETFs, and crypto. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam explores the world of defined outcome ETFs.

    ETF Impact Survey, Grayscale's Ambitions, & Quality Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 74:35


    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...

    Bitwise’s Matt Hougan: Spot Ether ETF Launch Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 57:32


    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...

    Dimensional's Kaitlin Hendrix Details New Unified Managed Account Platform

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 51:10


    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...

    Global X's Rohan Reddy Lays Out Investment Case for Uranium

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 56:03


    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 Fixed Income Markets, Bond ETF Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 58:08


    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 on PRIMECAP Funds, Active ETFs, Capacity Constraints, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 50:16


    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...

    Cboe's Rob Marrocco Talks ETF Share Classes, Crypto ETFs, Rise of Active, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024


    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...

    Avantis Chief Investment Strategist on Small Cap Value, International Equities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024


    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...

    Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas and Van Buren's Scott Johnsson on Spot Ether ETF Drama

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 60:16


    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...

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