Let's Talk ETFs

On the latest Let's Talk ETFs podcast Seeking Alpha has the chance to catch up with Johan Grahn,Head of ETFs at Allianz Investment Management. Johan provided the investment community with knowledge about how to manage risk with ETFs.Contents:2:15 - Introduction6:30 - How should investors approach risk going into 2022?11:15 - Tell us about the buffered outcome ETF series18:15 - How has the reception been to your products in the investment community?23:45 - What's the holding period for these instruments?29:30 - What's your broad view of the markets?

On this week's episode of Let's Talk ETFs, we have a returning guest joining us. Scott Helfstein, Executive Director of Thematic Investing at ProShares sits back down with Seeking Alpha to discuss the updates and changes to the thematic exchange traded fund marketplace.Tickers: (ONLN), (EMTY), (PAWZ), (MAKX), (CTEX), (DAT)Show Notes:2:45 - Introduction4:00 - What's new with Proshares since we last spoke?6:45 - Discuss & break down Smart Factories ETF, MAKX, 13:30 - Discuss & break down Cleantech ETF, CTEX.18:30 - Discuss & break down Big Data ETF, DAT.23:45 - ProShares three other funds set to list around nanotechnology, smart materials and on-demand.28:00 - Proshares ETFs forward looking to changes in global economy30:30 - Anything else on the thematic horizon for the "next thing"?36:30 - How is the market reacting to the thematic ETF space?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Let's Talk ETFs podcast, Seeking Alpha has a conversation with Alex Pettee, President and Director of Research & ETFs at Hoya Capital Real Estate. Together we break down the real estate market and how an investors can take on positions through the exchange traded fund marketplace.Tickers: RIET, HOMZShow Notes:2:15 - Personal and firm background information.4:15 - Tell us about new RIET ETF.9:20 - Play RIET and HOMZ jointly?14:45 - Discuss the overall stance of the housing market.20:00 - What weaknesses, if any, should investors be looking for in the housing market?29:15 - Would the housing market cool off if the Fed raises rates?34:45 - What sources of information can investors use to keep an eye the housing market?42:40 - Any information in terms of Covid being a factor on real estate?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Let's Talk ETFs, Seeking Alpha speaks with Matthew Tuttle, CEO & CIO of Tuttle Capital Management. Together we uncover information around the SPAC ETF market and how SPAC funds can be implemented into a traditional portfolio.Tickers: (SPX), (SPCX), (DSPC), and (SOGU).Show Notes: 2:00 - Information and background about Tuttle Capital Management4:45 - Overview of SPACs and the SPACs involved in the ETF market.8:30 - What future trends and outlooks are foreseen in the SPAC market?11:00 - What is the main objective behind SPCX? What separates it from the market?15:15 - Differentiate the various SPAC ETFs... SPCX, DSPC and SOGU.18:00 - Where do you see SPACS fitting into an investor's portfolio?20:00 - How have SPAC ETFs been received, what is the investor communities reaction?23:30 - Key takeaways about SPACS.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Let's Talk ETFs podcast, Seeking Alpha speaks with Darren Schuringa, CEO ASYMmetric ETFs. Together we have a discussion on how risk can be monitored in an investment portfolio through the use of exchange traded funds.Tickers: (ASPY), (SPY)Show Notes:3:00 - Background on Asymmetric ETFs.4:30 - How are investors monitoring risk a this moment and how are you looking at risk right now?9:00 - What are the building blocks of the asymmetric ETF (ASPY)?13:30 - What is the breakdown difference between ASPY and SPY?19:00 - Where do you see ASPY fitting into a traditional portfolio?21:00 - How's the reception been for ASPY? Are you seeing any challenges at the moment?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest Let's Talk ETFs podcast, Seeking Alpha sits down with Paul Kim, CEO of Simplify ETFs. to discuss how options-based ETFs can be a useful tool inside an investment portfolio.Tickers: (SPYC), (QQC), and (VFIN)Show Notes:2:45 - Tell us about yourself and Simplify ETFs7:45 - Elaborate on the reasoning and process of including options in ETFs.11:45 - How options ETFs can protect against volatility 16:14 - Are there any areas of the ETF market where options are underutilized?19:30 - Who are the right investors for this type of strategy?24:00 - How has the market reception been and what are the long term trends?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Let's Talk ETFs podcast, Seeking Alpha speaks with Stephan Flagel, Chief Product Officer of Qontigo.to discuss how the ESG space is affecting exchange traded funds.,Show Notes:2:30 - Tell us about yourself and Qontigo6:00 - What is ESG, sustainable investing, all about?13:00 - What's your long term view of sustainable investing?19:00 - How do we standardize measurements to create a level playing field?24:30 - Can you highlight a specific ESG index that would stand out?28:00 - Why would a non-believer of ESG want to participate in this market?32:00 - What is driving the momentum in this market and what's holding it back?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest Let's Talk ETFs podcast, Seeking Alpha chats with speaks with Jay Hatfield, CEO at Infrastructure Capital Advisors to discuss how the current market is viewing inflation and its affect on the exchange traded fund markets.Tickers: AMZA, PFFR, PFFA, 2:45 - Introduction about yourself and ICA5:00 - What's ICA's take on inflation?12:00 - What type of ETFs can investors use to take advantage and deal with inflation? 15:30 - Financials and energy ETFs and how they react to inflation.17:00 - Deeper dive into commodities.19:30 - What are the key data indicators that people can look at that might drive inflation sentiment in either direction?24:10 - What can investors do today to position themselves for tomorrow?28:00 - Overview of the ETFs ICA provides: AMZA, PFFR, PFFA.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Let's Talk ETFs, Seeking Alpha speaks with Robert Cantwell, Founder & Chief Investment Officer of UPHOLDINGS to discuss the ramifications of the latest crackdowns in China and what that means for ETF investors.Tickers: (KNGS), (BABA), and (JD)2:30 - Introduction and background to Robert.6:00 - Principles behind KNGS, what's the ETF all about, what makes it unique?9:45 - How do you see fears of China's crackdown on tech affecting this market?17:30 - Stocks to buy and avoid in China?23:30 - What would you say to convince an investor regarding China that may not be a supporter?27:30 - Who are the ideal investors for the KNGS ETF?29:45 - Expand on the idea of the reinvesting/compounding and how its threaded in KNGS?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest Let's Talk ETFs podcast Seeking Alpha sits down with JP Lee, Product Manager at VanEck, to discuss how the digital transformation landscape is molding the future of exchange traded funds and how crypto markets fit in as well.Tickers: (DAPP), (BTC-USD), (COIN), and (RIOT)Contents:2:15 - Background to JP Lee and where his role fits in with Van Eck?4;45 - What's your take on the future of the global digital economy?11:00 - What was the thought process around launching the VanEck Vectors Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP)?13:30 - What are the specifications and details around DAPP?22:00 - What would you say to an investor not familiar or not a believer in cryptocurrency?28:45 - Where do you see DAPP fitting into a classic portfolio?31:30 - Will we see a crypto-based ETF in 2021?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Let's Talk ETFs podcast we are speaking with Maurits Pot, Founder & CIO of Dawn Global. Maurits joins us to have detailed discussion around the topic of emerging and frontier market investing in the exchange traded fund space.Tickers: (CUBS)Show Notes:2:00 - Introduction to Dawn Global5:30 - How has the recent crackdown in Chinese tech space effect EM?6:30 - What's the overall landscape for emerging markets?9:30 - Tell us about the Asian Growth Cubs ETF (CUBS)17:45 - Deeper dive into CUBS... holdings, expense ratios, and other specs..22:00 - Where do you see CUBS fitting into a traditional portfolio?24:00 - What are some of the biggest challenges for CUBS in the EM space today?25:30 - What would you say to someone who's not a believer in EM?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Let's Talk ETFs podcast we have Lisa Chai, Senior Research Analyst at ROBO Global joining us to dive deep into the topic of robotics, artificial intelligence and innovation and the advancements in technology have affected the exchange traded marketplace.Tickers: (ROBO), (HTEC), and (THNQ)Show Notes:2:00 - Introduction to Lisa Chai and ROBO Global.5:00 - What do you feel the future holds for robotics, artificial intelligence and the technology space?11:00 - Breakdown of ROBO Global's indexes: ROBO, HTEC and THNQ.16:30 - Should ROBO Global's ETFs be wrapped into the general technology exposure market or are the ETFs provided more thematic in nature?20:00 - How often does ROBO Global rebalance its exchange traded funds?21:45 - What would you say to an investor who is concerned about rising rates but still wants exposure to the robotics and AI industry?27:45 - What are some of the biggest opportunities and threats to the robotics, artificial intelligence and the technology industry?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining us in this week's episode of Let's Talk ETFs is Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist & Head of Investment Strategy Group at ProShares. Simeon walks us through the impacts of interest rates & inflation. and how it effects the exchange traded fund space.Tickers: EQRR, IGHG, HYHG, RINFShow Notes:2:00 - Introduction and background to Simeon's work at ProShares..3;30 - Transitory inflation... How does an investor make sense of it all?7:00 - Is some inflation a good thing?12:30 - For investors concerned about rising rates and inflation what are some good ways to play this from within ProShares lineup?14:30 - ProShares Equities for Rising Rates ETF (EQRR).15:30 - ProShares Investment Grade—Interest Rate Hedged (IGHG) & ProShares High Yield - Interest Rate Hedged ETF (HYHG).18:15 - ProShares Inflation Expectations ETF (RINF).20:30 - Are these ETFs meant to be invested all the time or are they time/market sensative?25:00 - What are the best data indicators investors should be looking at to forecast rate hikes and inflation?28:00 - What if inflation is not transitory?29:00 - Closing and outro story.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Let's Talk ETFs, Frank Holmes, Chief Executive Officer at U.S. Global Investors discusses the re-opening global economy. Together we discuss the popular ETF: U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS) and learn what impact it has on the travel space.Show Notes:2:15 - Opening background of Frank Holmes.4:00 - What investment sectors do you see growing as we come out of Covid-19 pandemic?9:30 - How do companies plan for all the variables involved in countries opening up?15:00 - There are still many countries which are closed. How do you see the next wave of openings affecting the world economy? 17:00 - What about countries that are very dependent on tourism?18:15 - Beyond the vaccine what other factors are important to focus on in a re-opening economy?19:30 - Do you see Covid-19 mutations as a potential issue moving forward?22:00 - Has the JETS ETF opened the door to other travel based ETFs?26:00 - Is there any concern that the re-opening isn't happening fast enough?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, we sit down with Ari Polychronopoulos, Partner, Product Management & Head of ESG at Research Affiliates. Together we uncover and discuss the details and nuances of environmental, social, and governance investing within the exchange traded fund space.Tickers: (SPY)Show Notes:2:30 - Introduction with Ari Polychronopoulos4:00 - What is ESG and what is it all about?8:00 - How can investors examine a an ESG score and see if it's appropriate for their portfolio?10:30 - Is there a centralized rating system investors can go to when evaluating ESG funds?16:45 - Do all ESG scores matter or is there a threshold to where they are impactful?20:15 - Of the 3 ESG areas is there one that's more of a focus in the investment community?21:45 - What would you say to an investor who doesn't care about ESG ratings?26:15 - Do you see any future government mandates affecting ESGs?29:10 - Where do you see ESG as part of an individual's portfolio?31:30 - OutroLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contents:2:30 - Background of Scott Helfstein, Executive Director of Thematic Investing at ProShares.3:30 - What is thematic investing, and what qualifies something as a thematic exchange traded fund.7:00 - Does having to put the funds in an index tie an investor's hands?10:45 - Breakdown of Proshares thematic ETFs that have developed the most investor traction.19:45 - How important is thematic investing to the growth of Proshares business, and are there any future thematic ETFs that might come to market by ProShares?27:00 - How do you avoid making a thematic ETFs theme too narrow where it is unlikely to resonate with investors?32:15 - Where do thematic ETFs fit into an investor's portfolio, and how should exposure be looked at?  38:00 - What does the future hold for the thematic investing space?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The launch of the ARK Space Exploration ETF (ARKX) in late March was one of the most hyped ETF launches in recent memory. Of course there's the Cathie Wood component to the excitement, with the fund manager she runs, ARK, crushing markets and growing AUM eleven-fold in 2020. But there's something about space as a sector that has many investors particularly excited at this moment in time.Cestrian Capital Research's Alex King has been following the space sector very closely for years now, He even enrolled at the Space University, completing his executive education there in 2018. The following year, he launched his Seeking Alpha Marketplace service, The Fundamentals, with a focus on space and cloud computing names. We cover the space sector from top to bottom in this episode of Let's Talk ETFs. Most importantly for investors considering investing in space via ETFs, Alex does a deep-dive head to head comparison of the two pure play space ETFs investors currently have a choice between: The ARK Space Exploration ETF (ARKX) and the Procure Space ETF (UFO).Show Notes3:00 - Alex's general approach to investing7:45 - Why the space sector?13:15 - Why is space a theme investors should be paying attention to at the current moment in time?17:00 - Cathie Wood and ARK's investing style22:00 - ARKX Under the Hood: Too much concentration in the top holdings?24:30 - Analyzing top holding Trimble (TRMB)28:45 - A head to head comparison: The ARK Space Exploration ETF (ARKX) vs. the Procure Space ETF (UFO)Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of Let's Talk ETFs, Ryan McCormack, Factor & Core Equity ETF Strategist at Invesco US joins new host Jason Capul and the Seeking Alpha team to discuss the early success of the Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQQJ). QQQJ has been the most successful ETF launch of all-time by Invesco, gathering over one billion in assets under management in less than three months.Tickers Covered: QQQ, QQQJShow Notes:4:30 - What is the concept behind QQQJ?9:30 - Where do you see QQQJ fitting into an investor's portfolio?12:00 - What has been the Investor feedback on QQQJ?14:45 - Weighting of QQQJ relative to QQQ.16:00 - Is there a mechanism to unload QQQJs top performing holdings before they join QQQ?19:00 - How can rising yields affect QQQJ?23:15 - What separates QQQJ from other ETFs that focus on the mid-cap range?25:15 - Why should market participants invest in this ETF?29:00 -Are there any plans to roll out additional funds in the future?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2020 was the year of the SPAC, with money raised through "blank check" companies outpacing traditional IPOs for the first time. With so many SPACs listing, finding the right ones to invest in them can be an often-times confusing and overwhelming process. Sifting the World's Chris DeMuth Jr. has been investing in SPACs, through the hedge fund he founded, Rangeley Capital, for more than a decade. In the latest episode of Let's Talk ETFs, DeMuth and host Jonathan Liss take investors through the SPAC "alphabet", going under the hood of each of the three currently available SPAC ETFs.Show Notes3:00 - What are SPACs and why are they so hot right now?10:00 - Chris' early and ongoing involvement with SPACs12:30 - Specifics of the SPAC structure16:45 - The case of DraftKings, the third most successful SPAC listing of all time26:30 - Chris' favorite SPAC ETF43:45 - What's an individual SPAC Chris is currently excited about?50:00 - Sifting the World: Chris' investing processLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cambria Funds co-founder, CEO and CIO Meb Faber joins Margin of Safety Investing's Kirk Spano to discuss his firm's tail risk and shareholder yield ETF suites. Funds covered include: TAIL, FAIL, SYLD, FYLD and EYLD.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices