Your weekly update on top ETF trends
 | THU, JAN 30, 2020 | | | | | | YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS | | | | Coronavirus fears: Not cracking confidence yet. Worries around the outbreak haven't weighed too much on inflows, even as some investors flock to safe-haven assets like gold. Sector inflows notched a January record of $7 billion earlier this month, according to State Street, and now, industrials, materials and tech are seeing outsized interest with the U.S.-China "phase one" trade deal behind us. ESG explosion. We just wrapped up our wall-to-wall coverage at Inside ETFs, the world's biggest ETF conference, and we're getting closer to a definition of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). The concept is clear — investing in sustainable, socially conscious companies— but ESG can mean a lot of different things to investors. Why is Exxon Mobil in your ESG ETF? We're getting closer to finding out what makes or breaks an ESG investment. The fee wars. State Street switched the benchmark for its SPDR Portfolio Large-Cap ETF (SPLG) from the SSGA Large-Cap Index to the S&P 500 index, which means it joined Vanguard in offering an S&P-based ETF for just 3 basis points. "You're really going to get to see that there's a major difference in ETFs beyond the fees" as the race to zero rolls on, says Todd Rosenbluth, senior director of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA. For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live on Mondays at 1 on ETF Edge. |
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