ETF

VanEck’s Vectors China New Economy ETF (ASX: CNEW) has been among the top performers in recent months. It takes investing to a whole new level by investing in companies with the best growth prospects tied to a specific demographic. Russell Chesler, head of investments at VanEck, recently presented “ETFs and the next generation” to advisers….

Thematically focused funds have been the big winners in fund flows in the past three years, but most themes have turned out to be fads, new research shows. According to Morningstar’s latest ‘Global Thematic Funds Landscape Report’, over the three years through March 2021, collective assets under management in the 1,349 thematic funds more than…

Hyperion Asset Management’s top-performing global equity fund, which has beaten its benchmark by a wide margin since inception in 2014, lists as an exchange-quoted managed fund on the ASX today (March 22). The listing (ASX: HYGG) continues a dream start to the year for the Brisbane-based boutique, which sits under the Pinnacle Investment Management multi-affiliate…

Listed fintech RAIZ Invest (ASX: RZI) this week announced they had ‘established the process to allow SMSFs to invest’ in their diverse range of ETF model and Custom Portfolios. The announcement flags an acceleration of the $665 million platforms growth strategy as it continues to disrupt the Australian investment landscape. RAIZ has traditionally focused on…

Often used to describe a particular type of investment style, e.g. the High-Conviction Equities Fund, conviction is all the rage in equity markets today. This type of strategy usually has between 20-30 stocks (or any other asset, for that matter) which are considered high-quality blue-chip investments that have a strong competitive position and high market…

The investment industry is full of terms that few outsiders understand. Whilst not deliberate, it has becoming increasingly evident that they are doing little to increase the education of end consumers and in fact are more likely to confuse. Using the word ‘drawdown’ for instance, which is a complicated way to say ‘your shares are…

The Dow Jones was the latest index to join the all-time high club in 2020, breaching 30,000 points this week. Despite being owned by Standard & Poor’s the index is regularly seen as the poorer cousin of the S&P 500 or tech focused Nasdaq Composite. Why is that the case? Despite being around since 1896…

Gold prices have seen specialist Exchange Traded Fund provider, ETF Securities move beyond $3 billion in assets under management to start the new financial year.

The well-known fund manager has launched a series of low-cost ETFs which will help further its reach into the retail investor market.

The ETF landscape continues to rapidly expand beyond the replication of major stock market indices such as the S&P/ASX 200 and S&P 500. Today’s investor can choose ETFs across different sectors, based on certain themes or even offering alternative weighting schemes, like yield or value, captured by the phrase smart beta.