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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE MON, AUG 09, 2021 YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS A NOTE FROM BOB It's been a lousy week for bitcoin ETF believers. SEC chair Gary Gensler has essentially thrown cold water on the idea he will imminently approve the many bitcoin ETFs under registration. Instead, he is signaling he will support bitcoin futures ETFs, which most in the bitcoin community consider an inferior product. Join us Monday on ETF Edge when our guests will be Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist for Proshares and the man behind the newly launched Bitcoin Strategy ProFund (BTCFX), a mutual fund that holds bitcoin futures, and Dan Egan, Managing Director of Behavioral Finance and Investing at Betterment.    Our friends Tom Lydon and Dave Nadig at ETF Trends have announced a merger with global index provider Alerian.  Alerian also bought ETF Database.   ESG keeps marching forward. The SEC has approved Nasdaq's proposed rule changes requiring issuers to disclose certain information about the diversity of the company's board. Chair Gensler has made it clear he wants more disclosure from corporate America about its diversity practices. They want more women and minority representation.   Want to bet against Cathie Wood? It may soon be possible. The Short ARKK ETF (SARK) would track the inverse performance of ARKK through swaps.   Index provider MSCI will post the list of additions to and deletions from the indexes for the August 2021 Quarterly Index Review on its web site, on August 11th. It's part of a regular quarterly rebalancing of its indices. The rebalancing increases or decreases the weighting of stocks in the index, and also adds or deletes stocks.   Nuveen entered the active ETF space with three semitransparent launches. Nuveen Small Cap Select ETF (NSCS), which selects for companies  trading at a discount to their intrinsic value when a forthcoming catalyst is apparent, Nuveen Dividend Growth ETF (NDVG), which selects for  mid-to-large-cap companies with the potential for sustainable dividend growth, and Winslow Large-Cap Growth ESG ETF (NWLG), which selects for  quality companies with above-average earnings growth.   For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live on Mondays at 1 PM ET on ETF Edge. Bob Pisani @BobPisani KEY STORIES  China's regulatory crackdown is creating value in parts of its market, investor says The KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) has seen $2 billion worth of inflows in the last month, Astoria Advisors' John Davi says. Here's how much investing an extra $1,000 per month will net you for retirement — starting in your 20s, 30s and beyond Saving $1,000 per month until you retire can make you a millionaire if you begin saving early. Here's a breakdown of how much money you can expect. Broad emerging market indexes are broken, ETF manager says. Other ways to get exposure Investing in emerging market consumer stocks should generate impressive long-term growth, says EMQQ founder Kevin Carter.     IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Blockchain Association's Smith on why she doesn't expect a bitcoin ETF anytime soon ETF Edge, August 2, 2021 How the China tech crunch affects the bull case behind emerging markets   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS