ETF Think Tank Weekly Research

• Structure Matters: Inflation and Gold June 22, 2022
  Gold, on a relative basis, has performed well this past year. GLD as an example is up 3.27% versus the decline of 12.77% by the S&P500. Conversely, since it has underperformed relative to soft commodities such as Corn, Soybeans and Wheat, some people seem to question whether gold is in fact an inflation hedge. Arguably, […]
• Get Think Tanked Distilled with Vance Barse June 21, 2022
  The current environment of high inflation, an aggressive Fed and cratering asset prices has created an unprecedented environment for financial advisors. Many are dealing with circumstances that haven’t needed to be dealt with in decades. Vance Barse, the Founder of Your Dedicated Fiduciary, which manages a number of family portfolios, is one of those folks […]
• ETF Industry KPI June 20, 2022
  Week of June 13, 2022 KPI Summary This week, the industry experienced 4 ETF launches and 2 closures, shifting the 1-year Open-to-Close ratio to 4.61 and total US ETFs to 2,950. Tuesday is the first day of Summer! Let’s take a look at how the ETF industry recoiled during Spring 2022 (data compares March 20, 2022, to […]