ETFs

YourStake founders believe advisors are missing 80% of the client demand for ESG investing.

After the victory over Exxon, the tiny investment firm is launching its first ETF with a new twist on green investing.

Exchange-traded fund issuers have this year launched 115 active products versus just 51 passive funds, the first time active launches have ever outstripped passive.

They're often terrible at hitting their targets.

In this week’s fund news, meme stock GameStop creeps into the Russell 1000 index, the SEC punts a decision on a Bitcoin ETF yet again, and the House passes ESG disclosure legislation.

Demand is up across the board, from die-hard day traders piling into meme stocks, to exchange-traded funds and even once-cautious hedge funds now raising leverage to boost exposure.

The SEC said in a regulatory filing that it will seek more public comment on a proposal to list a product on Cboe Global Markets Inc.

While $1 trillion sounds like a vast amount, it would only equate to about 10% of the mutual fund world.

The move puts Dimensional on the cusp of being one of the 10 biggest U.S. ETF issuers by assets and takes its lineup to seven funds.