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Industry News

Why SPY Bled $31B This Year

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Some of the largest S&P 500-based funds lost billions this year as institutional investors sought out cheaper alternatives.

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Thematics & Sectors

What’s Behind Surging Rare Earth Elements ETFs?

The rare earths industry is booming as the materials are used less in electric vehicles and more in AI data centers.

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Industry News

DWS Transforms $2.5M ESG ETF into Something Much Different

Asset managers have repurposed sustainable funds amid a pullback from them in the US. This change is more substantial than most.

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Industry News

BlackRock’s Tokenized ETFs Are Only The Beginning, CEO Says

Tokenized securities are moving closer to a reality as issuers make plans to bring more assets and funds on-chain.

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Investing Strategies

Betting Big on Leveraged ETFs

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Even with the lights out at the SEC, it’s unlikely that ETF issuers seeking 3x and 5x funds will sail through the approval process.

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Thematics & Sectors

VanEck Adds ETFs to Get Around Concentration Rules

The new VanEck TruSector ETFs invest in stocks and other ETFs to maximize exposure to individual companies and reflect actual market caps.

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Investing Strategies

3 Ways to Build an Inflation-Adjusted Pension. Yes, There’s Even an ETF for That

No one knows the future, but high inflation could make some investments virtually worthless.

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Thematics & Sectors

Morgan Stanley Opens Up to Crypto ETFs. Who’s Next?

As regulators have warmed up to crypto and assets have poured into ETFs, advisors who ignore the trend risk losing clients, proponents said.

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Investing Strategies

Are Leveraged ETFs to Blame for Selloffs? JPM Says Yes

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Analysts from JPMorgan on Monday wrote that levered ETFs might worsen macro swings by increasing intraday volatility.

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Thematics & Sectors

MEME ETF Rises From the Grave

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The meme stock category isn’t about stonks and tendies anymore, and the new iteration focuses on broader retail sentiment.

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