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Pedestrians walk in front of the New York Stock Exchange, decorated with a giant U.S. flag, in New York City, Nov. 6, 2024. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images Assets in U.S. exchange-traded funds in November topped $10 trillion for the first time, according to the latest data from Cerulli Associates. […]

Spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered their first red weekly performance in a month during Christmas Week, their worst performance since September. However, analysts noted that the ETF industry saw its best year yet. Bitcoin ETFs Receive Charcoal For Christmas As the year ends, Bitcoin ETFs have registered their worst weekly performance in three […]

Key Takeaways Investors are overwhelmingly favoring passive investment strategies like ETFs over actively managed funds. Crypto ETFs, particularly Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, have experienced unprecedented growth. The trend towards passive investing and the growth of crypto ETFs are expected to continue in 2025 and beyond. Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) stole the show in 2024, attracting […]

Total net inflows into Ether (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) surpassed $2.6 billion in December as the funds gained traction against wildly popular Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, according to data from Farside Investors. In November and December, Ether ETFs saw eight straight weeks of net inflows, including a record-breaking $2.2 billion in the week of Nov. 26, […]

NEW YORK, December 31, 2024 – Krane Funds Advisors, LLC (“KraneShares”), an asset management firm known for its global exchange-traded funds (ETFs) announced changes to the KraneShares China Internet and Covered Call Strategy ETF (Ticker: KLIP), effective January 1, 2025. Reverse Split There will be a 1-for-3 reverse split of KLIP’s issued and outstanding shares […]

Key Takeaways Bitcoin ETFs experienced the second-largest outflows of December, continuing a two-day trend of losses. Ethereum ETFs saw a reversal in their streak, with $55 million in outflows after four days of inflows. BlackRock remains the dominant player in the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF markets, overseeing billions in assets and inflows. On Dec. 30, […]

BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) clocked more than $37 billion in net inflows during 2024, outpacing its competitors, according to data from Farside Investors.  BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) netted more than three times the inflows of runner-up Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), which attracted nearly $12 billion in net inflows this […]

Institutional investors are harvesting ETF losses for tax purposes, then placing their assets in highly correlated funds — regardless of so-called wash-sale restrictions, a new study found. In theory, IRS guidelines prohibit investors from buying “substantially identical” securities 30 days before or after selling them.  In practice, fund managers, pensions, insurance firms, endowments and other […]

The year 2024 was a strong one for stocks involved in artificial intelligence (AI), and winners could be found in a variety of areas. For example, Nvidia and Broadcom helped lead the AI chip and infrastructure space higher, while Palantir Technologies was a huge winner in the AI software sector. Amazon and Alphabet helped lead […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has recently launched the Mutual Funds Lite (MF Lite) framework to streamline compliance for entities launching passively managed mutual fund schemes. This initiative aims to enhance investment diversification and facilitate the entry of new players into the mutual fund industry. What is Mutual Fund Lite? Mutual Fund […]