Corporate Moves
Goldman Sachs to Acquire ETF Provider Innovator Capital Management
GSAM will add $28 billion in exchange-traded-fund assets to its platform.
Tag: ETFs
Asset Allocation
How Insurers Have Used ETFs to Manage Equity Exposure
Equity exchange-traded funds, rather than fixed-income options, are the top choice of insurance investors, according to State Street’s Meta Curry.
Asset Allocation
Dimensional Got the SEC’s OK For Dual Share Class Funds, but What’s Next?
The firm has applied for permission to launch 13 exchange-traded-fund share classes, but significant movement is not anticipated in the immediate future, experts say.
Alternatives
Institutions Eye ETF Seeding, but There Are Some Trade-Offs
Institutions are backing exchange-traded funds as anchor investors, but they may have to sacrifice some control to reap the benefits.
Asset Allocation
Allocators Increase ETF Use to Diversify Exposures
While not a driver of growth in exchange-traded funds, institutional investors have found new use cases for the investment vehicles.
Regulation
SEC Permits Dimensional to Offer Dual Mutual Fund–ETF Products
The order would allow for a hybrid fund that combines two popular investment vehicles.
Asset Allocation
Harvard Management Co. Adds Bitcoin, Gold; Slashes Tech Holdings
The world’s largest endowment also bought 1 million shares of Amazon, despite cutting back sharply on Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft.
Asset Allocation
ETFs Saw $121B in Inflows in July, $677B for Year to Date
Investors piled into equity and fixed-income exchange-traded funds, while dumping small-cap exposure.
Alternatives
BlackRock, Fidelity, Grayscale Dominate Crypto ETF Assets Amidst Institutional Interest
The firms’ offerings made up 85% of all crypto AUM, while separate research found 75% of investors expect cryptocurrency to soon become part of institutional allocations.
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.
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
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
Which Allocators Are Most Invested in ETFs?
A handful of corporate plans, foundations and endowments are all-in on exchange-traded funds, according to their Form 13F filings.
Corporate Moves
Vanguard Announces Fee Reductions Across 108 ETFs
According to the firm, the reduction is its largest fee cut to date.