Safe bets and ESG have been in favour while fixed income ETFs continue to face challenges
ESG performance and definitions, pricing in value factor upside and new ways to play real estate made headlines this week
Strong financial sector ETFs flows on hawkish Fed
The firm is looking to further develop its investment management platform
Thematic ETFs' reliance on growth stocks is not a foregone conclusion
Value and growth stocks will tussle for primacy in a year of monetary tightening
Energy and real estate currently make up just 2.1% and 0.4% of IUMF and MTUM
Only three of five US value ETFs outperformed Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF despite this being the year of factor resurgence