ETF Express

Bailey McCann talks to Taylor Krystkowiak about the Themes ETFs' new #etf focused on #infrastructure. “We think this is an area of the economy that is likely to outperform even if we see a slowdown because the demand for infrastructure spending is so great,” he says. “There is a lot of work to do in building and repair.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dnDbamv6

Peter Tavener takes on #gold in his feature this week. https://lnkd.in/eKtAbb-k

STOXX brings us the #etf launches for this week - take a peek now: https://lnkd.in/eQixVRjA

ARK Invest Europe's Rahul Bhushan writes that #cybersecurity is no longer an IT issue. "Many investors are looking to ETFs to capture this surge in demand and with revenue in the sector expected to grow to USD271.90 billion by 2029, representing nearly double that of 2021, you can see why. However, not all cybersecurity ETFs are created equal, and there are several factors that can provide deeper insight into exposure to this theme." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eU2PksNb

Kepler Cheuvreux's Jean-Pierre Ané talks to Romain Thomas about the firm's recent acquisition of a majority stake in Trackinsight, ETF Express's data partners. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eKdkzgwB

The RBB Fund's Craig Urciuoli, CFA talks to @ETF Express about their growing #etf business which included First Eagle Investments' announcement yesterday that it will launch two active ETFs later this year supported by The RBB Fund Complex. Urciuoli says: “Our main goal to grow the trust and it can be mutual funds and ETFs, but ETFs have been a huge component in our growth. Most of our conversations are about ETFs, driven by the demand of shareholders as it is a much more friendly structure.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ePMMxi2x

STOXX's #etf launches column in ETF Express brings you Europe's first #CLO #etf from Fair Oaks Capital. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eYHHbtJ9

PGIM's Matt Collins, CFA talks to ETF Express about the firm's #CLOs offering, in #etf form. “Previously these kinds of pools were very much a mix of credit quality so you would have your lowest common denominator dragging the entire pool down,” Collins explains. “This is AAA only and you get a yield well north of your typical cash figure and a bit lower than high yield so an incremental yield over cash but AAA-rated.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eWFikwiY

Have a little sugar with it? Check out Trackinsight's #etf data this week... https://lnkd.in/e2bW3heX

In an article on the launch of the KraneShares China Alpha Index ETF (Ticker: KCAI), Brendan Ahern recently told ETF Express, "The fund is already out of its seed capital in a very short time period so that speaks to the demand for exposure to these stocks in a way that is both intelligent and differentiated...We are already starting to see hedge funds add to their China exposure. Our strategy is designed to provide that exposure and extract alpha from it." Read: https://rebrand.ly/paz207q #ETF #investing #China #stocks