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Innovator Launches 2 Dual Directional ETFs

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Innovator’s new ETF takes its structure from the world of annuities, but its utility to investors remains an open question.

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Industry News

Fixed Income ETF Assets Hit Record $2T

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Sales of fixed income ETFs have been accelerating, and more companies are focusing on active management in new products.

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Thematics & Sectors

Are Gambling ETFs Worth the Bet?

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Sports betting and gambling have taken off in recent years, but their ETFs’ success remains relatively market-dependent.

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Thematics & Sectors

Crypto ETFs Are Diversifying. Can Demand Keep Up?

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Numerous products have been awaiting approval by the SEC, and more, such as an index-based crypto ETF, are in development.

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Investing Strategies

ETFs Built On Tax Advantage Draw Congressional Scrutiny

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Rich investors with large stock portfolios and capital gains get a tax bonus with 351 ETF exchanges.

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ETF

Calamos Launches First Autocallable ETF

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The fund enters into swap agreements with J.P. Morgan and tracks an index from MerQube.

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Thematics & Sectors

ETF Investors Lured to AI, Crypto, Fintech

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People are also more informed than ever about their ETF investments, per a Nasdaq report.

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Investing Strategies

An ETF for the Buy Now, Pay Later Market

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The buy now, pay later business has a stigma that could hold back a proposed ETF focused on the market, one observer noted.

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Investing Strategies

The Rise of the Buffer ETF

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Assets under management in defined outcome ETFs are expected to top $650 billion by 2030, according to BlackRock data.

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Industry News

RFG’s Bluemonte Jumps Into ETFs

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The RIA’s investment manager recently launched a suite of nine products across a range of asset classes.

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Investing Strategies

Active Strategies Are Coming for Model Portfolios

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Asset managers said active strategies are among their top choices for new products, per Morningstar.

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Industry News

Vanguard Changes Leadership on 44 Funds, Including World’s Largest

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Most of the affected Vanguard index mutual funds and ETFs have co-managers, but several are now operating under single portfolio managers.

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Thematics & Sectors

Will AI Give the Free Markets ETF an Edge?

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A new ETF from several firms is banking on opportunities for active management amid a deregulatory White House agenda.

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Thematics & Sectors

BlackRock Dumps 14 Funds, Many Being Sustainable Products

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The asset manager disclosed that it will close and liquidate the mutual funds and ETFs, including the BlackRock Impact Mortgage Fund.

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Thematics & Sectors

What the Israel-Iran Conflict Means for Sector ETFs

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ETFs with exposure to shipping and defense have largely held strong despite a series of Israeli missile strikes against Iran.

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Regulation & Legislation

Fidelity, Franklin Prep Solana ETFs with Staking

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The SEC has warmed up to crypto ETFs and staking, but whether it will approve both in the same package is a question.

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Regulation & Legislation

Who Benefits Most from Dual-Share Class ETFs?

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Mutual fund shareholders and retirement savers stand to benefit more than others from dual share class approval.

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Thematics & Sectors

Single-Stock ETF Market Swells With Firehose of New Products

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Dozens of single-stock ETFs using leverage have recently been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Industry News

Invesco Hires Crypto Product Leader from JPMorgan

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The firm, which offers six digital assets ETFs, announced a new global product leadership team earlier this year.

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Regulation & Legislation

Vanguard Files for ETF Share Class Approval

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The company on Wednesday joined the ranks of fund managers that have filed for exemptive relief to offer ETF share classes of mutual funds.

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