ETF Prime

CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth offers his perspective on Invesco’s QQQ Innovation Suite, ARK Invest’s new ad, ETF closures, and much more.  ETF.com’s Drew Voros explains the recent uptick in performance from marijuana ETFs.  Global X ETFs’ Jay Jacobs discusses the rise of thematic ETFs, including the Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health ETF (EDOC) and the Global X Cloud Computing ETF (CLOU).

ETF.com’s Sumit Roy assesses various election outcomes and the potential ETF impact.  Principal’s Matt Raynor offers an overview of the preferred securities market, along with their two actively managed ETFs covering the space.  ROBO Global’s Lisa Chai spotlights the index behind their Artificial Intelligence ETF (THNQ).

ETF.com’s Lara Crigger offers an overview of the clean energy ETF landscape, including explaining recent performance drivers.  ProcureAM’s Andrew Chanin discusses the investment case for the Procure Space ETF (UFO) and fields rapid-fire ETF questions.  Change Finance’s Andrew Rodriguez spotlights their U.S. Large Cap Fossil Fuel Free ETF (CHGX) and responds to common ESG rebuttals.

Vanguard’s Rich Powers discusses record bond ETF flows, the Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF (VCEB), and their active factor ETFs.  ETF.com’s Heather Bell highlights several recent ETF launches, along with a filing from Fidelity to offer their Magellan Fund in a non-transparent wrapper.  Water Island Capital’s Eric Becker explains the strategy underpinning the AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF (ARB).

ETF.com’s Sumit Roy explains how the residential housing boom is propelling several ETFs.  John Hancock’s Steve Deroian highlights their multifactor ETF lineup, which includes a partnership with Dimensional Fund Advisors and recently celebrated its 5-year anniversary.  Vident Financial’s Vince Birley discusses their principles-based approach to investing and fast-growing ETF sub-advisory business.

ETF.com’s Cinthia Murphy discusses whether the recent outperformance of value versus growth is simply another head fake.  Cabana’s Chadd Mason explains their Target Drawdown ETFs, which debuted last week with over $1 billion in assets.  Esoterica Capital’s Karan Trehan spotlights the Esoterica NextG Economy ETF (WUGI).

ETF.com contributor Jillian DelSignore discusses the benefits and challenges of cutthroat ETF competition and explains the recipe for ETF success.  VanEck’s Fran Rodilosso goes in-depth on the “fallen angel” bond market and the VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (ANGL).  Armor Index ETFs’ Jim Colquitt spotlights the strategy underlying the Armor U.S. Equity Index ETF (ARMR).

Nate revisits some of his favorite conversations from over the summer including with Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, Vanguard’s Rich Powers, CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth, S&P Dow Jones Indices’ Craig Lazarra, ETF Trends’ Dave Nadig, ETF.com’s Lara Crigger, and Grayscale’s Michael Sonnenshein.

ETF.com’s Heather Bell discusses the spike in ETF closures and highlights several recent launches.  AllianzIM’s Johan Grahn explains their decision to enter the ETF space with the launch of buffered outcome ETFs.  IndexIQ’s Sal Bruno offers his take on the current financial markets and lays out the case for alternative strategies.

ETF.com’s Lara Crigger covers several recent stories involving ETFs and the SEC, including potential enforcement action against the United States Oil Fund (USO).  ETF industry veteran Bob Tull talks ProcureAM ETFs and fields rapid-fire ETF questions.  iSectors’ Chuck Self discusses their ETF portfolios and navigating the financial markets.