Ron Day

New York, New Jersey

Managing Editor at etf.com

Featured in: Favicon

etf.com

investopedia.com Favicon

seekingalpha.com Favicon

bigthink.com Favicon

yahoo.com (+1) Favicon

etfstream.com Favicon

karmaimpact.com Favicon

iqfin.net

thewealthadvisor.com

Articles

Ethereum ETFs Jump Post 'Pectra' Network Upgrade

5 days ago | etf.com | Ron Day

Spot Ethereum ETFs, including the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), soared for a second day after upgrades at the second-largest cryptocurrency boosted optimism that it will compete better against other digital tokens, such as Solana, that are competing for market share. The $2.3 billion ETHA, the largest spot Ethereum ETF, jumped 8.4% as of midday Friday. That follows yesterday’s 18.2% gain.
ETF Share Class Shift Puts $30B in Fees in Jeopardy: Cerulli

6 days ago | etf.com | Ron Day

As much as $30 billion in fees paid to broker/dealers may be at risk if a plan to create ETF share classes from mutual funds is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a report said. According to a new study from Boston-based Cerulli Associates, $15 billion to $30 billion in mutual fund marketing and distribution fees are at risk.
Canary Capital’s Application for New Litecoin ETF Delayed

1 week ago | etf.com | Ron Day

Canary Capital’s application to launch a Litecoin ETF has been delayed at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which extended the approval period as it aims to determine if the fund has sufficient fraud safeguards. The pause is the second such ruling on the filing from Canary, a Nashville-based asset manager aiming to launch its first ETFs, following a delay in March.
VanEck Files to Launch First US ETF Tracking Binance’s BNB

1 week ago | etf.com | Ron Day

VanEck aims to launch the first U.S. ETF that tracks BNB, the token used on the network operated by Binance, the crypto exchange operator that in 2023 pleaded guilty to money laundering and other charges. New York-based VanEck, which manages $78 billion across 69 ETFs, filed with the SEC May 2 to issue the VanEck BNB ETF. The firm manages a pair of spot crypto ETFs, the $1.4 billion VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL) and the $82.4 million VanEck Ethereum ETF (ETHV).
Warren Buffett: A History of Investing and Copycat ETFs

1 week ago | etf.com | Ron Day

Considered by many as the world’s greatest investor—not to mention the most famous and trusted—Warren Buffett has embraced ETFs over the years as key parts of Berkshire Hathaway Corp.’s (BRK.B) profit engine. Berkshire and its subsidiaries relied on broad index exchange-traded funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), which provided exposure to a market that rose more than tenfold over the past 25 years.
Bonds, Commodities Drive WisdomTree ETF Growth in Q1

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Ron Day

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Ron Day Fri, May 2, 2025, 4:30 PM 2 min read In This Article: WisdomTree Inc. (WT), a top-20 ETF issuer, said first-quarter assets under management rose 5.5% from the prior period as the company's commodity funds soared in value and investors pumped money into bond products. The New York-based company’s global assets rose $6 billion to $115.8 billion on an even mix of inflows and market gains, mostly in Europe.
WisdomTree Q1 ETF Growth Driven by Bonds, Commodities

1 week ago | etf.com | Ron Day

WisdomTree Inc. (WT), a top-20 ETF issuer, said first-quarter assets under management rose 5.5% from the prior period as the company's commodity funds soared in value and investors pumped money into bond products. The New York-based company’s global assets rose $6 billion to $115.8 billion on an even mix of inflows and market gains, mostly in Europe. That total matched the average estimate of analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
ESG ETFs Take Big Hits During Trump's First 100 Days

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Ron Day

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Ron Day Thu, May 1, 2025, 3:45 PM 2 min read In This Article: While the first 100 days of the Trump administration were rough on equity ETFs, among those taking the biggest hits were ESG exchange-traded funds. Investors have pulled a net $623.9 billion from the 10 largest ESG funds over the past three months, a period beginning shortly after Trump’s January 20 swearing-in.
ESG ETFs Take Big Hits During Trump's First 100 Days

1 week ago | etf.com | Ron Day

While the first 100 days of the Trump administration were rough on equity ETFs, among those taking the biggest hits were ESG exchange-traded funds. ESG ETFs Bleed AssetsInvestors have pulled a net $623.9 billion from the 10 largest ESG funds over the past three months, a period beginning shortly after Trump’s January 20 swearing-in. The largest, the $12.5 billion iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU), has bled $420.1 million, according to etf.com data.
Spot Ethereum ETFs Bounce: Legit Rally or Will Gas Run Out?

2 weeks ago | etf.com | Ron Day

Investors have poured nearly a quarter-billion dollars into spot Ethereum ETFs over the past four days, even as the price is little changed, on hopes the battered cryptocurrency’s planned structural changes will spark widespread use and investment. U.S. spot ethereum exchange-traded funds, eight of which were approved for trading last June, a half-year after spot bitcoin ETFs hit the market, pulled in $245 million over the past four days, according to London-based Coinshares.