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Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 3min
Cambria’s Meb Faber on Industry Game-Changer: The 351 ETF Exchange
Cambria’s Meb Faber goes in-depth on ETF taxation, 351 tax-free conversions, and the firm’s innovative Tax Aware ETF (TAX). VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang offers a tour around the world of ETF flows.

Oct 29, 2024 • 52min
Industry’s First Calendar Reset Leveraged ETFs
Tradr ETFs’ Matt Markiewicz highlights the industry’s first weekly, monthly, and quarterly reset leveraged ETFs, detailing the issues they address and their potential uses in investment portfolios. VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy explores the most interesting trends in this year’s ETF launches.

Oct 22, 2024 • 51min
Galaxy’s Chris Rhine and State Street’s Matt Bartolini: Digital Assets & Disruptive Tech
Galaxy’s Chris Rhine and State Street’s Matt Bartolini discuss their firms’ recent collaboration on three actively managed ETFs focused on digital assets and disruptive technology. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam combs through new ETF filings from BattleShares, Cambria, iShares, Canary, and more.

Oct 15, 2024 • 1h
Comeback for REIT ETFs? Hoya Capital’s David Auerbach Goes In-Depth
Hoya Capital’s David Auerbach delves into the recent performance drivers of REIT ETFs and outlines key considerations for investing in the sector. VettaFi’s Zeno Mercer highlights Tesla’s recent “We, Robot” event and offers perspective on the price of bitcoin moving forward.

Oct 8, 2024 • 54min
Palmer Square’s Chris Long on CLO ETFs, Private Credit, & More
Palmer Square Founder Chris Long discusses the $32 billion firm’s ETF entrance, spotlighting their Credit Opportunities ETF (PSQO) and CLO Senior Debt ETF (PSQA). VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth offers perspective on Bitwise’s XRP ETF filing, CLO ETFs, and the continued rise of actively managed ETFs.

Oct 1, 2024 • 49min
Ocean Park’s James St. Aubin Talks Trend Following ETFs
Ocean Park CIO James St. Aubin discusses the $5+ billion firm’s decision to enter the ETF space and highlights their trend following-based ETF lineup. VettaFi’s Kirsten Chang offers perspective on several recent ETF milestones including the industry eclipsing $10 trillion in assets.

Sep 24, 2024 • 60min
ETF Action’s Mike Akins on Flows, Active Management, Options Strategies, Crypto, & More
ETF Action’s Mike Akins offers perspective on many of the biggest stories in ETFs and looks ahead to the industry’s future. VettaFi’s Stacey Morris highlights a bright spot within the energy sector and discusses the potential impact of the upcoming election on energy prices.

Sep 17, 2024 • 57min
Private Credit ETFs & Product Development
VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy provides an in-depth look at the recent wave of private credit ETF filings and what may come next. ETF industry veteran Dave Nadig discusses the challenges of packaging private assets within the ETF structure and also offers perspective on the current state of product development overall.

Sep 10, 2024 • 54min
UCLA Finance Professor: Importance of Intangible Capital
Andrea Eisfeldt, Professor of Finance at UCLA, explains the indices underpinning two Simplify ETFs focused on companies with high levels of intangible capital. VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam discusses Tradr ETFs, the Research Affiliates Deletions ETF (NIXT), gold ETF flows, spot ether ETFs, and more.

Sep 3, 2024 • 1h 2min
Private Equity in an ETF? ERShares Founder Joel Shulman Explains
ERShares Founder Joel Shulman goes in-depth on what’s being called the first ever private-public crossover ETF, the appropriately named Entrepreneur Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR). VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth discusses Nvidia from an ETF angle, highlighting products with varying exposure to the high-flying stock.