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Short seller bets against ARKK deliver returns of more than 9% in one month
Debate over whether the systems can truly remove human bias and how much supervision they need
Investors need to know when to hold and when to fold
Transparency ETF will mark a departure from her previous focus on innovation
Overall expense ratios across all funds have halved over the past two decades
US investment house opts for fully transparent structure made popular by Cathie Wood’s Ark funds
Inflows stand in marked contrast to continued net selling from US funds suggesting a divergence in sentiment
Investors are beginning to lose faith, analysts say, after stellar run in 2020
Thematic funds with narrow focus on affected sectors feel the burn
Total assets reach $6.6tn as buoyant markets boost appeal of low-cost investment vehicles
Higher prices, as a result of the strategy’s popularity, do not necessarily equate to higher profitability
Leverage Shares’ new ungeared offerings offer European investors cheap fractional shares in companies like Tesla
Dash for inflation protection was in progress before the announcement US consumer price inflation hit 29-year-high
The funds’ securities lending jumps 77% outstripping the 21% growth of the broader market
Sharply rising popularity with private banks and wealth managers contrasts with lack of availability at retail level
Backers of themed ETFs optimistic after rulings by UN and European Court of Justice boost investor sentiment
ESG exchange traded funds are grabbing market share
Top-10 holdings of iShares MSCI USA momentum fund thought to be at risk of exclusion include Amazon
The two metrics both indicate a fund’s divergence from its benchmark, but tell investors different things
Many of the best-known exchange traded funds are hard to find outside their original markets
Funds with large stakes in barely traded stocks could be hit harder in a market downturn
Investors poured $42.6bn into the niche funds in the first two months of the year
Only 49% published a policy compared to 69% of companies in the S&P 500
Research shows only one in nine funds globally outperformed over the past three years
Investors should read communications and check their holdings regularly, industry figures say
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