Commodities vs Commodity ETFs

Commodities vs Commodity ETFs Good or bad proxies? March 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARYThe average correlation between oil and oil ETFs was only 0.8Gold ETFs provide better exposure to gold than oil ETFs to oilGold mining stocks are...

Myth-Busting: ETFs Are Eating the World

Myth-Busting: ETFs Are Eating the World  More like nibbling the world January 2022. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY ETFs are a negligible owner of US stocks Primary and secondary ETF trading has not grown quicker than total stock trading The...

The Mirage of Direct Indexing

The Mirage of Direct Indexing A rare free lunch? November 2021. Reading Time: 10 Minutes. Author: Nicolas Rabener. SUMMARY Direct indexing is one of the growth areas in the asset management industry However, direct indexing represents active management, specifically...