Welcome to the ETF Prime Podcast
One of the “most helpful plain-English resources for investors who want to demystify exchange-traded funds” – Bloomberg Businessweek
Latest Episode
Baird Strategas’ Todd Sohn on ETFs: What’s New and What’s Next
Todd Sohn, Chief ETF Strategist at Baird Strategas, offers his perspective on several recent ETF developments, from sports futures contracts and prediction markets to crypto. He also discusses where untapped opportunities remain in the ETF space, shares his ETF story of 2026, and highlights the trends he’ll be watching in the months ahead. Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist at ProShares, explains how autocallables work and spotlights the firm’s recently launched suite of autocallable ETFs.
About the Podcast
ETF Prime is hosted by Nate Geraci. Learn how to make ETFs a part of your investment portfolio as Nate spotlights individual ETFs and interviews experts from across the country. ETF Prime is available on Apple Podcasts, Android, Spotify, and most other major podcasting platforms. Specific guest interviews can be accessed by visiting the ETF Expert Corner.
Recent Episodes
2019’s Best of ETF Prime
Nate revisits some of his favorite conversations from 2019, including Vanguard’s Michael Lovett, ETF.com’s Dave Nadig, Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth, Bitwise’s Matt Hougan, State Street’s George Milling-Stanley, and Nuveen’s Jordan Farris.
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The Year in ETFs & 2020 ETF Predictions
ETF.com’s Dave Nadig recaps the year in ETFs and offers his 2020 predictions. Morningstar’s Ben Johnson discusses broader trends that could impact ETFs well beyond 2020. Astoria’s John Davi highlights the year in the financial markets and looks ahead to next year’s key investment themes.
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Shaping Returns: Defined Outcome Investing
ETF.com’s Dave Nadig goes in-depth on Defined Outcome ETFs, one of 2019’s biggest ETF success stories. m+ funds’ Steve Houston explains their lineup of defined outcome unit investment trusts and the future of structured products. Matt Raynor highlights Principal’s approach to the ETF market, including multifactor and actively managed offerings.
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The Year of the Bond ETF
ETF.com’s Drew Voros highlights 2019 ETF flows, led by bond ETFs. Vanguard’s Rich Powers discusses the year’s top two bond ETFs in inflows, the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) and the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND). CFRA’s Todd Rosenbluth recaps the biggest ETF stories of 2019, including bond ETFs, and looks ahead to ETFs in 2020.
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“Non-Transparent” ETFs: Revolution in Active Management?
Blue Tractor Group’s Simon Goulet explains the rationale behind “non-transparent” ETFs and highlights Blue Tractor’s unique Shielded Alpha approach. ETF.com’s Dave Nadig offers his take on Charles Schwab’s purchase of TD Ameritrade and combs through recent ETF filings. EMQQ’s Kevin Carter discusses the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF.
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