It’s official: RAFI Indices is now part of VettaFi! 🚀

By combining RAFI’s institutional-grade research with our agile Index Factory technology and distribution scale, we’re empowering asset managers with some of the most respected fundamental strategies in the industry.

With re ready than ever to build what’s next in ETFs!

For every dollar that flowed into U.S. large-cap ETFs, nearly two went into ETFs covering stock markets outside the U.S.

There's also the sector leaderboard: Utilities took the top spot for inflows, but tech finished the month with money heading out. 👀

▶️ Were investors _Fi’s Michael Murray follows the money in This week in ETFs.

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How are ETFs getting exposure to @AnthropicAI before its IPO? @Vetta_Fi's @roxannafinance and @ETFPrime host @NateGeraci discuss which funds own private shares in the company behind Claude and how one @UseCorgi ETF gets exposure through swaps.

Plus, @FranklnTempletn's Todd two new ETFs use stock dividends to build bitcoin exposure.

🎧 Hear the full episode: etfdb.com/etf-prime/roxa…

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Private companies in ETFs are becoming table stakes.

@roxannafinance of @Vetta_Fi tells @NateGeraci that issuers who skip Anthropic and OpenAI risk investors looking elsewhere as more big names stay private longer.

Investors owed $1.48 trillion on margin in September. As the market grows, you’d expect borrowing to grow with it. But how much faster has margin debt grown than the S&P 500?

@Vetta_Fi's @MurphyCinthia takes that question back to 1997, adjusting for inflation. 👇

About $30 of every $100 in an S&P 500 index fund is invested in just five stocks. A drop in those five can pull the fund lower even if the rest of the index barely moves.

🔗 @Vetta_Fi's Brent Leadbetter draws a parallel to the dot-com era. Ben Hernandez looks at what that histstors today: etfdb.com/smart-beta-con…

Bitcoin is down, but it’s still holding up better than Ether and XRP. Why?

@Vetta_Fi's @MurphyCinthia explores what’s behind the difference and the role of spot ETFs in the latest Charts in Perspective. 👇

🎧 New Podcast! Anthropic IPO & Bitcoin DRIP ETFs

@Vetta_Fi's @roxannafinance discusses the upcoming Anthropic IPO and how investors can gain exposure today through ETFs, including those using swaps tied to perpetual futures contracts.

@FranklnTempletn's Todd Mathias goes insiETF lineup, from its recently launched Bitcoin DRIP ETFs to its active fixed income offerings.

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Own the biggest tech stocks? According to @Vetta_Fi's @Zenomercer, you could be missing an important part of the AI story.

He joins @NateGeraci on this week’s @ETFPrime to explain where he sees opportunities beyond the tech giants, weigh in on the AI bubble debate, and share his outperform human stock pickers.

Plus, @kurvinvest’s @HowardFChan shares why he thinks markets are underestimating inflation and discusses his firm’s gold and technology income ETFs.

🎧 Tune in here: etfdb.com/etf-prime/etf-…

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🎧 New Podcast! The AI Trade: Opportunity, Risk & What Comes Next

@Vetta_Fi's @Zenomercer discusses how investors might think about navigating the AI trade amid massive hyperscaler capital spending, elevated earnings expectations, and growing concerns around AI infrastructure debt@HowardFChan explores two potential market scenarios based on the direction of growth and inflation and discusses which Kurv ETFs could stand to benefit in each.

etfprime.com/the-ai-trade-o…

Texas just entered the exchange business.

@MurphyCinthia of @Vetta_Fi tells @NateGeraci that asset managers now have one more primary listing venue to choose from.

Exchanges competing for that business tends to benefit investors in the end.

Could a Treasury warning put the brakes on 351 exchange #ETFs?

@Vetta_Fi’s @MurphyCinthia joins host @NateGeraci on @ETFPrime to break down why the tax strategy’s drawing scrutiny, what could slow activity, and what she’s watching as ETF inflows shatter records.

Plus, f Klingelhofer makes the case for looking beyond traditional bond benchmarks.

🎧 Tune in: etftrends.com/etf-prime/etf-…

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Buying into private companies through an ETF? Names like @SpaceX make it tempting. But how much exposure are you actually getting? 👀

@Vetta_Fi's Michael Murray kicks off our new series, This Week in ETFs, with a look at crossover funds and the catches behind the pre-IPO appeal.
debut, and follow for weekly #ETF breakdowns.

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🎧 New Podcast! The ETF Stories to Watch for the Rest of 2026

@Vetta_Fi's @MurphyCinthia and @NateGeraci highlight the ETF stories they’re watching for the remainder of the year, including 351 Exchanges, novel ETFs, TXSE listings, crypto ETFs, Corgi, and record inflows.

Plus, f Klingelhofer discusses the firm’s recent entry into the ETF market and offers an in-depth look at today’s fixed income markets.

etfprime.com/the-etf-storie…

.@Vetta_Fi is expanding its indexing capabilities with the acquisition of The SPADE® Defense Index. The index, which serves as the underlying benchmark for the Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF ($PPA), provides targeted exposure to U.S.-listed companies across defense, aerospace, natie operations.

As global defense priorities evolve and investment in modernization and advanced technologies continues, the addition of The SPADE® Defense Index strengthens @Vetta_Fi’s ability to deliver transparent, institutional-grade benchmarks designed around important long-term market trends.

🔗 Learn more: newsfilecorp.com/release/317208…

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The first ETF launched on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

@TomHendrickSun of @Vetta_Fi tells @NateGeraci that today there are more than 10,000 ETFs globally.

Investor choice is what sorts out the best ideas.

Margin debt reached $1.45 trillion in August, up 37% from a year earlier. If stocks fall, how much of that borrowing could turn into forced selling? 📉

@Vetta_Fi's @MurphyCinthia puts the latest charts in perspective: youtu.be/OfTBOltWnZ8

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🎧 New Podcast! Inside VettaFi’s Acquisition of RAFI Indices with Tom Hendrickson & Rob Arnott

@Vetta_Fi's @TomHendrickSun and @SyzygyAssetMgmt's Rob Arnott take you behind the scenes of VettaFi’s acquisition of RAFI Indices, unpacking how the deal came together, why fundamental indes next.

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For more than two decades, Rob D. Arnott has challenged one of indexing’s most common conventions: that a company’s weight should be determined by its market capitalization.

On this week’s @ETFPrime, Arnott joins host @NateGeraci to trace that thinking back to the dot-com bust ntal indexing weights companies according to their economic footprint.

Plus, @Vetta_Fi President @TomHendrickSun shares why RAFI Indices was such a natural fit and how the acquisition takes @Vetta_Fi beyond thematic indexing and into core equity and fixed income.

🎧 Tune in now: etfdb.com/etf-prime/etfp…

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Nuclear has pulled off something unusual in Washington: maintaining its momentum through changing administrations.

⏯️ @Vetta_Fi's Stacey Morris explains why that policy continuity is an important part of the backdrop for nuclear investors.

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What if one of disruptive tech’s biggest drawbacks could become a source of income?

That’s the idea behind @ARKInvest's latest evolution.

@Vetta_Fi's @kirstenchang16 explains how the firm is putting volatility to work. 👇

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