Bloomberg’s holding data for the ETF currently shows a short position of 5,280 contracts of the Nasdaq 100 14,600 calls expiring Nov. 17, and no futures contracts. 

The latest Hodes Weill Real Estate Allocation Manager found that the most sophisticated institutions still invest in REITs alongside private placements and direct investments.

With nearly 40 ETFs, and thanks to inflows and fund conversions, Dimensional is among the top 10 largest US issuers in the $7.3 trillion industry.

AllianceBernstein is offering funding to lenders — enabling the banks to keep their most prestigious clients sweet — in return for a cut of the fees and access to their client contact books.

Many individual investors have seen the value of their holdings drop, and are looking to bail out, drawing hedge funds.

The firm has been investing in residential mortgages for the past eight years. It’s seeing better opportunities now than it has for some time, its co-founder says.

New York-based Arch, which aims to solve for the workflow and data problems behind alternative investments, has received funding from Focus Financial Partners, the founders of Vanilla and Altruist, and others.