Masters in Business At The Money: The Flood of New ETFs
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Oct 1, 2025 
Dave Nadig, President and Director of Research at ETF.com, shares his vast knowledge of the ETF landscape. He highlights an upcoming surge of nearly 1,000 new ETFs, many of which are complex and high-fee products. Nadig discusses the risks of these expensive options and the emergence of innovative trends like crypto and single-stock ETFs. He also covers how the SEC's regulatory environment has led to a proliferation of leveraged ETF structures and explains why ETFs may be the most tax-efficient investment vehicle moving forward.
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Low-Cost Beta Dominates Core Allocations
- Cheap beta through low-cost index ETFs will remain core portfolio building blocks for most investors.
- ETFs offer unmatched efficiency for broad exposures, making them hard to beat for long-term allocation.
Tread Carefully With High-Fee ETFs
- Avoid treating high-fee, complex ETFs as core long-term holdings without understanding risks and costs.
- Use complex ETFs sparingly as tactical tools, not as default allocation choices.
Revenue Shift Toward Costly, Speculative Funds
- A rising share of ETF revenue now comes from products charging over 1% in fees.
- Those funds often pursue speculative, derivatives-based strategies rather than core indexing.