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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Takes Best-Performing Issuer of 2025

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Actively managed funds have the potential for outsized returns, but timing is everything. ARK ETFs did well.

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The Year ETFs Couldn’t Stop Breaking Records

ETF Launches, flows and assets were higher than ever in 2025, as issuers and investors expanded into niche categories.

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Advisors’ Favorite ETFs of 2025

ETFs, particularly strategies built around AI and crypto assets, saw massive growth among RIAs this past year.

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State Street’s Private-Credit ETFs Outperformed in 2025. Is That Enough to Interest Investors?

Its two diversified bond ETFs can’t match the private-credit allocations of less-liquid vehicles, but they are beating 92% of peers.

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American Century’s Avantis Crosses $100B AUM

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Avantis Investors reached the asset milestone during a big year of growth and a legal proceeding over naming rights.

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ETFs Blew Past $1.25T in Flows This Year. What’s Driving Growth?

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Active fixed-income strategies accounted for nearly half of ETF inflows so far this year.

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4 Biggest ESG ETFs Posting Double-Digit Returns

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Despite White House policy changes, some ESG exchange-traded funds are generating outsized returns, and analysts have an optimistic outlook.

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