The Big Picture: The ETF industry saw a significant divergence in investor sentiment during the week ending March 6, 2026, as total net flows reached […]
Category: Research Desk
Mega-Cap Drag: How Market Capitalization is Dictating Factor Returns
The Hidden Driver of Factor Outperformance: Company Size Let’s be clear upfront: factor investing absolutely matters. However, when you apply a factor screen, you are […]
Inside the Defense ETF Boom: Visualizing Holdings, Overlap, and Valuations
Defense ETFs in Focus: Sector vs. Thematic Approaches With ongoing global events keeping national security and defense spending in the spotlight, our attention naturally turns […]
Last Week in ETFs: International Equities on Pace to Crush Records as U.S. Markets Rotate
The Big Picture: The ETF industry closed out February 2026 with an exceptional $53.36 billion in weekly net inflows, pushing total assets under management (AUM) […]
Hardware Over Software: How AI Flipped the Tech Market Upside Down
Valuation Reality: The Software Apocalypse For years, our fundamental observation in tech investing was straightforward: pure-play software commands a premium. High gross margins, sticky recurring […]
Beyond Passive: The 3 Tailwinds Fueling the Next Wave of ETF Growth
The New Engines of ETF Growth With the financial press constantly highlighting record-setting ETF flows, the headline numbers only tell part of the story. Looking […]
Last Week in ETFs: Value Rotation, Yield Hunting, and the Unstoppable Synthetic Income Boom
The Big Picture: Total industry ETF flows reached a robust $25.6 billion over the last week, pushing aggregate assets under management (AUM) to $14.13 trillion […]
Last Week in ETFs: Traditional Assets Shine While Digital Assets Cool
The Big Picture: The U.S. ETF industry reached a massive AUM milestone of $14.14 trillion as of January 30, 2026, supported by weekly net inflows […]
Last Week in ETFs: Emerging Markets Inflow Records, $144B Duration Gap, and Derivatives Demand
The Big Picture The ETF industry total assets currently stand at $13.94 trillion, supported by a weekly inflow of $23.64 billion. This activity aligns with […]
Last Week in ETFs: Defensive Sectors and Digital Assets Capture Tactical Interest
Investors displayed a clear preference for safety and targeted growth last week, driving massive scale in fixed income while rotating equity exposure toward defensive segments. […]