Time to look under the hood of your Alternatives In last week´s TETF index update, we discussed the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) hitting all-time highs and FAANG (Facebook, Amazon Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet – formerly Google) stocks continuing to soar. What a difference one week makes! We are halfway into October and volatility has returned. In a time like this, we …
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Toroso Asset Management uses exchange traded funds to build custom portfolios for its clients. As a professional asset manager, its ETF picks must meet various tests of quality and probability of reaching their objectives. The New York-based firm has developed three strategies to help achieve its clients’ goals: wealth preservation, growth of capital and providing …
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Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) made headlines for reaching all-time highs on both Monday and Tuesday. The implication is that the average investor is experiencing another spectacular year of returns. Unfortunately, the average global balanced portfolio is up about 1.8% even though the Dow is up 8.67%. In this week’s TETF.index update, …
Why do Wealth Advisors Hate the Dow? Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) made headlines for reaching all-time highs on both Monday and Tuesday. The implication is that the average investor is experiencing another spectacular year of returns. Unfortunately, the average global balanced portfolio is up about 1.8% even though the Dow is …
ETF Nerd Digs Into Diversification In December of 2017, we introduced the ETF Nerd with our focus on the concentration of the ETF industry. The primary formula used to evaluate concentration is the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), which was originally designed to help with anti-trust legislation by quantifying market share within an industry. The TETF Index team is continually …
AN ETF LOVE MANIFESTO: Amazon, Fintech & Client Alignment The major driver of ETF growth thus far in 2018 has been the client alignment growth factor of low fees. Most of the flows have been to low cost ETFs like iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (“IEFA”). There have also been many headlines about Fidelity and the expansion …
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Harvard and the ETF Ecosystem Readers of TETF.Index Weekly know that at Toroso we are obsessed with ETF statistics about the ETF Ecosystem, but sometimes it is more about the “Who than the What” that makes an ecosystem successful; especially when it is the people who are the core asset. It is somewhat ironic that the ETF …
ETF Issuers 6-month Asset Growth At Toroso, we have been keeping meticulous track of the ETF industry for just over six years. The ETF industry assets have been increasing at about a 20% rate for the past 10 years. In 2018, growth has been more volatile, particularly in the past six months. Some issuers have suffered from …
The etf industry the next five years industry projections by some of the brightest minds in ETFs. ETF Industry Projections What the ETF industry experts see for the next five years. The experts thoughts on the etf industry’s future the main growth drivers and the players that will keep pushing forward. Model portfolios and institutional …
The Facebook ETF Factor A few weeks ago, we discussed the Starbucks/Howard Schultz factor on ETFs. In this week’s TETF.index update, we again embrace the transparency growth factor of ETFs and dive into to Facebook’s (FB) impact on the ETF industry. According to our ETF Think Tank software, 5.1% of all FB shares are held by ETFs and …
Source of KPIs: Toroso Investments Security Master, as of August 20, 2018 INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA Returns as of August 20, 2018. Inception Date: April 4, 2017. Index performance is for informational purposes only and does not represent the ETF. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is NOT indicative of future …
Source of KPIs: Toroso Investments Security Master, as of August 13, 2018 INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA Returns as of August 13, 2018. Inception Date: April 4, 2017. Index performance is for informational purposes only and does not represent the ETF. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is NOT indicative of future …
Source of KPIs: Toroso Investments Security Master, as of August 6, 2018 INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA Returns as of Augut 6, 2018. Inception Date: April 4, 2017. Index performance is for informational purposes only and does not represent the ETF. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is NOT indicative of future …
Source of KPIs: Toroso Investments Security Master, as of July 30, 2018 INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA Returns as of July 30, 2018. Inception Date: April 4, 2017. Index performance is for informational purposes only and does not represent the ETF. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is NOT indicative of future …
Source of KPIs: Toroso Investments Security Master, as of July 23, 2018 INDEX PERFORMANCE DATA Returns as of July 23, 2018. Inception Date: April 4, 2017. Index performance is for informational purposes only and does not represent the ETF. Indexes are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Past performance is NOT indicative of future …
