Defined outcomes or Buffered ETFs have really hit their stride over the last few years, especially so in the US, where firms such as FT Vest, Innovator and Allianz to name a few, have really carved out a niche in this space. Figures from Morningstar have it that the sector has grown from $200m in 2018, to north of $22bn now.
Lessons from Taylor Swift and ETFs
Did you know Taylor Swift started writing songs at 16 years of age, which means she has spent 18 years honing her craft. Vanguard launched the first index fund in 1976, which means they have had a few years to hone their craft as well.
FCUK me. A tale of ETF names
YODA, HACK, ROBO, HODL, GERM all have one thing in common. They are catchy tickers for ETFs, but is a flashy ticker enough to ensure the success of the product? Hardly.
ETFs: The sh*t is about to hit the fan
This week we released the findings of a recent survey we conducted to find out what mutual fund managers in Europe think about ETFs. It was a follow up to a survey conducted in 2021. Click to find out the results.
Making ETFs on a Commodore 64
This reminds us a bit about what the industry is doing in terms of innovation, specifically around ETF share classes of mutual funds which has been getting a lot of attention of late.
The influence of ETF influencers
You may not think TikTok influencers and ETFs have much in common, but there you’d be wrong. As the role of influencers on TikTok, Instagram etc. explodes, it’s only a matter of time before the broader ETF industry starts to figure out how to tap into the marketing potential of social media and how leveraging influencers becomes part of the core playbook for ETF marketing teams.
Are Active ETFs taking over the world? Maybe not
Actively managed equity ETFs grew 48% globally in 2023. Assets in actively managed ETFs in the US grew 37% in 2023, while passive ETFs only grew 8%. Outside the US, actively managed ETFs grew 28%.
Is it crazy to launch an ETF business nowadays?
What do Coinshares, Wisdomtree, Invesco, UBS, SSGA all have in common? They all recently cut fees in order to remain competitive. Not so long ago, pundits were claiming the ETF price war was over. Well, we guess not.
Obviously this is music to the ears of investors, but must feel like a kick in the nuts for the managers.
2024 will be the year of …
2023 was a fairly fulfilling one with a record stock market performance for the US, a record annual ETF performance for the VanEck Crypto and Blockchain Innovators ETF, record ETF inflows across the globe, the SEC finally approving a spot Bitcoin ETF and let’s not forget, a new war. So what’s in store for 2024?
Whoever said crypto is boring?
There’s never a dull moment in the world of crypto and this story has been 10 years in the making since the first filing of a Bitcoin ETF. There was a court case, a hacked social media account, a frenzy of anticipation, but finally it came with news coming through last week that the SEC had approved all 11 Bitcoin ETF applications. But, what happens next?
