The Future of Asset Management: ETFs, Alts, and Private Markets Reshape the Retail Landscape
While interest in active ETFs will likely not grow anywhere quickly enough to make up for the losses from active mutual funds, active fund buyers’ shift from mutual funds to ETFs could well put a giant pot of assets—about $1 trillion over five years—in play.
ISS Market Intelligence Projects U.S. AUM to Hit $43.6 trillion by 2029 Amid Surge in Active Strategies and Liquid Alternatives
Our research underscores a pivotal transformation in the investment landscape. The convergence of increased market complexity and investor sophistication is driving the shift toward active strategies and liquid alternatives.
Interest in Active ETFs Is Growing, but Passive ETFs Continue to Dominate Advisor Preferences
While passive ETFs have been the largest driver of the activity, and account for more than 90% of ETF assets, interest in active ETFs has also grown steadily.
Majority of Advisors Shift to ETFs, ISS Market Intelligence Survey Research Finds
Product excellence is a necessary but insufficient ingredient for success in the active ETF arena. The right packaging, sales, and distribution strategies are essential. Getting those right is impossible without understanding the role advisors see them playing in their client portfolios
Active ETFs Emerge, Seeking to Soar
Active ETFs that come to market will continue to face similar obstacles as actively-managed products more broadly. Active ETF managers without top-quartile long-term results and bottom-quartile fees will struggle to attract assets, just as they have in the mutual fund arena.