Global Thematic AIM Portfolio | ETF Action

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Overview

Stats:
Funds:	14
Acquired Fees:	0.64%
TTM Yield:	0.68%
Benchmark:	ACWI

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Inception Date: July 6, 2020

Investment Objective

The ETF Action Global Thematic AIM Portfolio primary objective is to outperform the Global Market as measured by the MSCI ACWI. To accomplish this objective the investment committee utilizes an actively managed process that is governed and implemented using a transparent and repeatable framework.

Key Facts

Selection universe limited to equity thematic ETFs as defined by the ETF Action classification system
Over/under weight positions driven by transparent, multi-faceted, and repeatable ratings process
Fully invested (no cash), does not use leverage or inverse funds

Philosophy

Gaining exposure to long-term secular trends through thematic investing may add growth potential and possibly market outperformance over longer time horizons. However, returns across thematic exposures can diverge widely based on a number of sub-factors including sector exposure, business cycle, macroeconomic environment, fundamentals, valuations, and sentiment. .

Following a disciplined process outlined in the methodology guide, ETF Action has created a proprietary process to track and identify themes that we believe have an outsized chance to outperform over various time frames.

All ETF Action Model Portfolios are made available to subscribers for informational purposes only and do not represent actual investments. Full terms of service, including terms of use, copyrights, and disclaimers are available here.

Performance

Performance (as of )

INDEX PERFORMANCE CALCULATED BY indxx. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE. INVESTORS CANNOT INVEST DIRECTLY IN AN INDEX, THE PERFORMANCE OF AN INDEX DOES NOT REPRESENT ANY ACTUAL TRANSACTIONS AND ITS PERFORMANCE DOES NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF ANY FEES OR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTUAL INVESTING.

*Since Common Inception Date

Composition

Model Insights

Global Thematic Playbook

10.13.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) led net inflows over the past week gathering another $231 million. KWEB has added over $6 billion in assets under management year-to-date, but is down nearly 36% in the period
Despite gaining over 11% in the last week, the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) saw nearly $100 million in net outflows over the period
All global thematic segments have seen declines over the 1-month and 3-month periods. However, year-to-date, the Fintech and Industrial Revolution segments have posted double digit gains
Evolving Consumer ETFs have seen the widest disparity of returns over the past month. The top performer in the segment, the ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY), has risen 5.41% while the worst performer in the segment, the Cannabis ETF (CHTX), has fallen 13.53%

Global Thematic Playbook

10.6.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

The Evolving Consumer segment has fallen 16.22% over the past 3 months, but has led other global thematic segments in net flows in the period gathering nearly $3.5 billion
The ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) has seen over $300 million in net outflows in the past month and is down 16.72% in the period
The ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY) continues to outpace other thematic ETFs, gaining 6.03% over the past month. AWAY is the only global thematic ETF to post gains in the last month
FinTech ETFs have plummeted 9.68% over the past month but are the second best performing segment year-to-date(+9.55%)

Global Thematic Playbook

9.29.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Net flows for Global Thematic ETFs in September have lagged each month in the past year
The ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) saw $363 million in net outflows over the past week while the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) saw $108 million
All Global Thematic segments are deep in the red thus far in September. Fintech ETFs, which have sunk 9.16% month-to-date, continue to be dragged lower by Blockchain ETFs
The VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) and the Global X Blockchain ETF (BKCH), which are both blockchain ETFs, each declined over 18% in the last month
Only three Global Thematic ETFs, the ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY, +5.27%), the Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF (CNCR, +1.08%), and the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ, +0.43%), posted gains over the past month

Global Thematic Playbook

9.22.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Notable net inflows for Global Thematic ETFs from the past week include the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), which gathered $252 million, and the ProShares Online Retail ETF (ONLN), which added $93 million
Fintech ETFs are down 7.51% thus far in September as Blockchain ETFs dragged performance
Health Innovation ETFs led other thematic segments over the past month, bolstered by solid gains from Biotech and Cancer Immunotherapy ETFs
The Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF (CNCR) has been the top performer over the last month, climbing nearly 12%, while the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) is up almost 10% and the Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF (BBC) returned +8.67%
Despite continued COVID-19 related travel restrictions around the globe, the ETFMG Travel Tech ETF (AWAY) is up an impressive 10.64% in the past month

Global Thematic Playbook

9.15.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Sustainability ETFs have gathered nearly $13 billion in net inflows over the past year, making it the third largest thematic segment
The ARK suite of ETFs saw net outflows over the past past week, the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) saw $242 million, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) saw $143 million, and the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) saw $104 million
Disruptive Tech ETFs and Health Innovation ETFs each gained over 2% in the past month and outperformed other thematic segments
Cannabis was the worst performing thematic group over the past month as 7 Cannabis ETFs posted double digit declines in the period. The worst performers were the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) and the Global X Cannabis ETF (POTX) which dropped 16.22% and 15.16%, respectively

Global Thematic Playbook

9.8.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Evolving Consumer ETFs saw $600 million in net inflows over the past week and nearly $11 billion in the past year
The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) continued to see massive net inflows last week, gathering nearly $900 billion
Fintech ETFs surged 9.30% in August 2021 followed by Healthcare Innovation ETFs (+4.41%) and Disruptive Tech ETFs (+4.18%)
The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) was the top performing Global Thematic ETF over the past month, climbing 13.24%

Global Thematic Playbook

8.25.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Global Thematic ETFs have over $130 billion in total assets under management and have seen more than $65 billion in net inflows over the past year
The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) gathered another $618 million in net inflows over the past week
Fintech ETFs have gained 7.15% and outpaced all other Global Thematic ETF segments month to date, buoyed by solid performance from Blockchain ETFs
The ProShares Online Retail ETF (ONLN) has been the worst performer over the past month, declining 10.81%

Global Thematic Playbook

8.18.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

Thematic flows over the past week were relatively muted, the Industrial Revolution segment led net inflows at $73 million while the Multi-Theme segment led net outflows at ($327 million)
Evolving Consumer ETFs have been the worst performing thematic segment across the 1-month, 3-month, YTD, and 1-year periods
The top three performing thematic ETFs over the past month are all Blockchain ETFs that have launched in 2021
The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ) is up 19.71% in the past month, followed by the VanEck Vectors Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) which gained 19.11%, and the Global X Blockchain ETF (BKCH) has climbed 18.05%

Global Thematic Playbook

8.11.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) gathered another $148 million in net inflows over the past week, bringing its YTD net inflows to nearly $4 billion or 74% of current AUM
Notably, KWEB has been the worst performing Thematic ETF over the past month, down 18.69%
Fintech ETFs are up 8.49% thus far in August, rebounding from July when they declined 3.05%
The Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF (BITQ), which launched in May 2021, has climbed 16.73% over the past month

Global Thematic Playbook

8.5.2021

An overview of the Global Thematic ETF landscape - Performance, Flows, Valuations, Earnings, & Technicals.

The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) continued to dominate Global Thematic ETF net inflows over the past week, gathering another $711 million
Following a strong June, Global Thematic ETFs had fairly weak performance in July
The Industrial Revolution and Disruptive Tech sectors were the only segments in positive territory for the month (+0.96% and +0.41%, respectively)
The VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) leads year-to-date performance, up 68.47%