The strategy has suffered a devastating drought for more than a decade, sending investors scrambling for answers.

After a torrent of inflows in 2020, the once-niche firm now oversees about $41.5 billion in ETF products, compared with $39.7 billion for WisdomTree.

Private equity funds have been among the most active buyers in recent months.

VanEck Associates Corp. has started a new push to launch an ETF tracking the world’s largest digital currency, according to a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Building on the biggest annual gain in a decade, gold has made a strong start to the new year as virus angst clouds the outlook for the economic recovery.

So-called vaccine securities can finance research and be issued at interest rates on par with what governments pay for general-purpose borrowing.