ETFs

The industry is embracing new technology, big data and alternative investment strategies as clients demand more from funds.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

If approved, the actively managed product will hold anywhere from 60 to 100 equities across sectors and will have no position holding over 5%.

Asset managers are embracing new distribution technology, big data and alternative investment strategies.

FNG is one of a growing number of actively managed ETFs that have the freedom to tune their exposure whenever they want.

Managers will actively evaluate an asset’s characteristics — its value or momentum, for example — to determine what to buy.

Some of the same features that led to their unpopularity may also be what uncorrelated them from their peers, an expert says.

The revamped fund from BP Capital will now track an index of companies that derive “significant revenue” from sustainable energy.

The activity began last Friday when 6.4 million shares hit the tape, fueling a record daily inflow for the fund.

Close to 80% of strategists cited competition from the mega-managers as their most significant challenge last year.