Wednesday, May 7th, 2025 ⁠A topical newsletter from CIO ETFs and Indexing A newsletter for institutional investors, spotlighting the latest news about exchange-traded funds and indexing. SPONSORED AD Asset Allocation Brown University Endowment Adds $5M in Bitcoin ETFs The endowment purchased 105,000 shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust exchange-traded fund. Asset Allocation ETFs See Lowest Inflows in a Year, per State Street Investors added to gold, inflation-linked exchange-traded funds during a month of volatility. Asset Allocation Australia’s First Sentier Investors Names CFO, Strategy Officer The appointment comes just as the firm prepares to launch its first ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange. Asset Allocation Asset Owners Increasingly Holding Cash as Liquidity Becomes More Important Institutional investors are also increasingly investing in the private markets and embracing technology solutions, according to Northern Trust’s inaugural global asset owner peer study. Newsmakers Larry Fink Calls for ‘Democratization of Investing’ The BlackRock chief, in his annual letter, wrote that he wants more people to become investors and more investors to access the private markets. Research Approval of Dual Share Class ETF Offerings Anticipated Among ETF issuers polled by Cerulli Associates, 69% said they either already have filed exemptive relief applications, are planning to or are considering it. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get Chief Investment Officer Spotlight directly in your mailbox!

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