13+ hour, 29+ min ago   (310+ words) Conversion, rather than adding a dual share class, offers ETFs an existing asset base and track record. It’s said that moving is one of the most stressful events in life. But it can also be transformative, which may be the…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (763+ words) The asset management industry has come a long way since Dimensional Fund Advisors was founded by a small team of academics at the University of Chicago. He doesn’t get as much media attention as Larry Fink or Bill Ackman, but…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (389+ words) New funds aim to give investors a space economy investment that isn’t just SpaceX. Much as the universe is expanding, so is the cosmos of space ETFs. “This opportunity is not simply investing in space,” Seraphim CEO Mark Boggett said....

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (295+ words) A letter filed in response to the SEC’s request for comment on “novel ETFs” calls for rethinking the product’s naming conventions. That would really hit the spot. “You’ve seen a lot of evolution in what’s offered in an ETF structure…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (268+ words) There are numerous electrification ETFs on the market — and they are about as predictable as the country’s aging power grid. The strains and weak points of the US power system hint at the potential for electrification as a theme: While…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (366+ words) While issuers have been told by the SEC to hold their plans for new 3x, 4x and 5x funds, Defiance recently filed for a series of 2x funds that would reset hourly. Who remembers the psychological thriller Memento from the year 2000? “They’re trying to…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (297+ words) Some custodians are charging issuers for shelf space, but Vanguard could challenge that practice. There hasn’t been this much buzz about ticket charges since the Department of Justice settled its long-running antitrust case against Live Nation, the owner of Ticketmaster....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) Investors piled into bitcoin funds over the past week as its price rose significantly from this year’s low point, but still trail October’s $126,000 high mark.. We’d call it a bitcoin bounce, but no bouncy ball in the world behaves like…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) More than a few companies include “shares” in ETF product titles, and Northern Trust is among a few that have changed course. Changing the name of an ETF franchise after 15 years? Seems like kind of a flex. “Maybe it wasn’t…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (338+ words) Dual-share-class product development has initially been slow, but more companies are rolling out funds or merging them. That’s one classy move. “We have standalone ETFs, but there are some benefits associated with merging those into the mutual funds,” said Marlena…...