Just for Funds
ETF Issuer Video Series
Nasdaq Listed ETF Issuer Insights
Dive into the world of ETFs and explore the latest trends, insights, and product development reshaping the investment landscape. Join the Nasdaq ETF Listings team as they sit down with ETF issuers and industry experts to discuss valuable perspectives on the evolving ETF market and innovative strategies driving growth in the sector.
ETF Issuer Highlights
Just For Funds: Baillie Gifford
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Katie Muir, Investment Specialist at Baillie Gifford, to discuss their fund, BGCG. The Baillie Gifford International Concentrated Growth ETF follows Baillie Gifford's most concentrated international strategy, investing in 20–35 transformational growth businesses selected through bottom-up research and held with a long-term outlook.
Oct 27, 2026
Just For Funds: ProShares
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist at ProShares, to discuss their suite of Autocallable ETFs which include ACSP, ACQQ, and ACRT. ProShares Autocallable Income ETFs provide simplified access to a laddered autocallable strategy designed to target high income and potentially tax-efficient distributions.
Oct 27, 2026
Just For Funds: Infrastructure Capital Advisors
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Jay Hatfield, CIO at Infrastructure Capital Management, to discuss their fund, QVOL. The Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to generate high monthly income from premiums earned from options, as well as the dividends received from the Fund’s equity holdings by investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities and option contracts that give economic exposure to the Nasdaq Composite Index.
Oct 19, 2026
Just For Funds: Sophus Capital
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Michael Reynal, Chief Investment Officer and Maria Freund, Portfolio Manager at Sophus Capital, to discuss their funds, EMEM and EMSC. The Sophus Capital Emerging Markets ETF is a high conviction fund for investors seeking exposure to faster growth economies at compelling valuations.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: Canary Capital
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Josh Olszewicz, VP, Head of Trading at Canary Capital, to discuss their fund, SUIS. The Canary Staked SUI ETF objective is to seek to provide exposure to the price of Sui (“SUI”) held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations and other liabilities.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: Eaton Vance
Kristian D’Agostino, Head of Business Development, ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Kevin Lynyak, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager and Strategist at Eaton Vance, to discuss their fund, EVPF. Eaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF provides broad exposure to preferred and income-producing securities with an emphasis on current income.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: GSR
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, meets with Andrew Baehr, Managing Director of Asset Management at GSR, to discuss their fund, BESO. The GSR Crypto Core3 ETF provides exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, rebalanced weekly using a proprietary allocation methodology to reflect where opportunity and risk are moving, not where they were.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: ProShares
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist at ProShares, to discuss their ETF, QQQA. The ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF invests in 21 leading stocks from the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100, based on their momentum.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: DWS - CHPS
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Will DeSantis, Xtrackers Asset Managers and Institutional Sales at DWS, to discuss their ETF, CHPS. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (the “fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Semiconductor Focus Index (the “Underlying Index”).
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: DWS - XAIX
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Sergio Valente, ETF Coverage Specialist - Northeast at DWS, to discuss their ETF, XAIX. The Xtrackers Artificial Intelligence and Big Data ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the performance, before fees and expenses, of the Nasdaq Global Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Index
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: Principal
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Marc Dummer, Managing Director & Portfolio Manager at Principal Asset Management at Principal, to discuss their fund, PSC. The Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF selects stocks with attractive quality, momentum, and value factor exposures that have historically been strong drivers of returns.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: Sei (Heather Corkery)
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Heather Corkery, Director, Investment Product and Development at SEI, to discuss their fund, LEND. The SEI High Yield Bond & Alternative Credit ETF is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide total return by investing in sub‑investment-grade, potentially higher‑yielding, fixed-income securities.
Oct 15, 2026
Just For Funds: Sei (Rob Eckrote & Andrew Beer)
Kristian D’Agostino, Senior Director of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Rob Eckrote, Head of Product Specialists at SEI, and Andrew Beer, Managing Member at DBi, to discuss their fund, QALT. QALT uses a quantitative, rules-based approach to dynamically allocate long and short positions across global equity, fixed income, and currency markets. It primarily invests in exchange-traded derivatives, such as futures, options, and swaps. It collateralizes these positions with cash and money market instruments.
Oct 15, 2026
Nasdaq & VettaFi Asset Allocation Summit: Positioning Portfolios Heading into Year End and the Next Wave of ETF Innovation
Join industry leaders from BlackRock, Fidelity Investments, WisdomTree, VanEck, Direxion, and Roundhill Investments as they discuss positioning portfolios heading into year end and the next wave of ETF innovation, diving into AI, crypto, and thematic demand.
Oct 14, 2026
Just For Funds: Sprott
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Steve Schoffstall, Director, ETF Product Management at Sprott to discuss their ETF, SETM. The Sprott Critical Materials ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™ Index (NSETM™).
Oct 14, 2026
Just For Funds: Dimensional Fund Advisors
Sarah Choi Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with David Booth, Founder and Chairman at DFA, to discuss investing in “human ingenuity” and David's new book, Stay Calm: Learn to Embrace Uncertainty in Investing and Life, a New York Times Bestseller.
Oct 09, 2026
Just for Funds: TGRZ ETF
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Kevin T. Carter, CIO and Founder at Emqq Global, to discuss their ETF, EMXETF. EMXETF is being created to address what EMQQ Global believes is one of the most important investment themes of the coming decades: the rise of artificial intelligence and advanced technology ecosystems across Emerging Markets.
Oct 07, 2026
Just For Funds: Texas Precious Metals
Devon Osgood, Senior Product Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Evan Delaune, Director, and Tarek Saab, CEO and Cofounder at Texas Precious Metals, to discuss their ETF, YSAU. The Y’all Street Physical Gold ETF (“YSAU”) provides investors with a convenient and cost-effective way to hold allocated gold and is the only ETF of it’s kind to offer investors 100% American storage.
Oct 07, 2026
Just For Funds: Texas Precious Metals
Devon Osgood, Senior Product Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Evan Delaune, Director, and Tarek Saab, CEO and Cofounder at Texas Precious Metals, to discuss their ETF, YSAG. The Y’all Street Physical Silver ETF (“YSAG”) provides investors with a convenient and cost-effective way to hold allocated silver vaulted in only America.
Oct 07, 2026
Just For Funds: Saturna Capital With Monem Salam
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Monem Salama, Portfolio Manager at Saturna Capital, to discuss their ETFs, AMGR, AMEI, and AMEM. The Amana Equity Income ETF (AMEI) seeks current income and capital preservation, with current income its primary objective. The Amana Growth ETF (AMGR) seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with Islamic principles. The Amana Developing World ETF (AMEM) seeks long-term capital growth, consistent with Islamic principles.
Oct 07, 2026
Just For Funds: Saturna Capital With Patrick Drum
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Patrick Drum, Portfolio Manager at Saturna Capital, to discuss their ETF, AMSU. The Amana Sukuk ETF (AMSU) seeks capital preservation and current income, consistent with Islamic principles. Capital preservation is its primary objective.
Oct 07, 2026
Just For Funds: Kurv Investment Management
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Howard Chan, Founder and CEO at Kurv Investment Management, to discuss their fund, KQQQ. The Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF (KQQQ) seeks to maximize total return by actively managing a portfolio with exposure to high-conviction technology titans while, at the same time, generating potentially tax-efficient income.
Oct 01, 2026
Just for Funds: Nuveen
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Stephen Liberatore, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Head of ESG/Impact, Global Fixed Income at Nuveen, to discuss their fund, NUIB. The Nuveen Impact Bond ETF (NUIB) is an actively managed fixed-income exchange-traded fund launched in September 2026 that targets total return and current income while investing in bonds with measurable environmental and social impacts.
Oct 01, 2026
Just For Funds: iCapital m+ ETFs
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Nick Parcharidis, CFA, Managing Director at iCapital m+ ETFs, to discuss their ETF, MPIA. The m+ Nasdaq-100 Accelerator Autocall ETF seeks to generate high monthly income while providing potential downside risk reduction and principal preservation through exposure to the Barclays Nasdaq-100 Accelerator Autocallable Index.
Sep 30, 2026
Just for Funds: Simplify
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Paisley Nardini, Managing Director, Head of Multi Asset Solutions at Simplify, to discuss their funds, LQ and DINE. Simplify Tax Aware Alternatives ETF (LQ) and Simplify Tax Aware Diversified Income Strategy ETF (DINE) are multi-strategy, tax-aware ETFs created to give investors efficient, all-in-one portfolio building blocks. Both funds feature a low net expense ratio of 0.15% and use a swaps-based structure designed to secure long-term capital gains tax treatment and minimize large, regular distributions.
Sep 09, 2026
Just for Funds: BlackRock
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Jay Jacobs, U.S. Head of Equity ETF, BlackRock, to discuss their fund, IQQ. The iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ) is BlackRock's low-cost ETF designed to track the performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index.
Sep 09, 2026
Just for Funds: Victory Capital
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Mannik Dhillon, President, Investment Franchises & Solutions and Head of ETFs at Victory Capital, to discuss their fund, VFLO. The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) is an ETF that targets U.S. large and mid-cap companies exhibiting high free cash flow (FCF) yields and strong expected growth.
Sep 09, 2026
Just for Funds: PGIM
Sarah Choi Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Matt Collins, Head of ETFs at PGIM, to discuss their fund, PBQQ. The PGIM Laddered Nasdaq-100 Buffer 12 ETF (PBQQ) is an actively managed, nontraditional equity defined-outcome ETF that seeks capital appreciation while limiting downside risk.
Sep 09, 2026
Just for Funds: BNY
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with John Bailer, Head of Equity Income & Portfolio Manager at BNY Investments, to discuss their fund, BEDY. The BNY Mellon Enhanced Dividend and Income ETF (BEDY) is an actively managed large-cap value ETF trading on NASDAQ at $29.83, designed to blend capital appreciation with income generation.
Sep 09, 2026
Just for Funds: Avos
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Josh Blanchfield, Chief Investment Officer at AVOS, to discuss their fund, AVOS. The Avos Global Equities ETF (AVOS) is an ETF listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange, launched on March 5, 2026. It holds around $111 million in assets and carries an expense ratio of 0.64%.
Aug 24, 2026
Just for Funds: WisdomTree
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, met with Kevin Flanagan, Head of Investment & Fixed Income Strategy at WisdomTree to discuss their fund, HYZD. The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (HYZD) is an ETF targeting high-yield corporate income while removing interest rate risk via a net-zero duration long/short strategy. It trades around $22.50–$22.60 with an expense ratio of 0.43% and a dividend yield near 5.5%–6.0%.
Aug 24, 2026
Just for Funds: Baillie Gifford
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Andrew Keiller, Partner & Investment Specialist at Baillie Gifford, to discuss their fund, BGEG. The Baillie Gifford Emerging Markets ETF trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BGEG. Launched in June 2026 as part of Baillie Gifford's U.S. active ETF suite, it is an actively managed growth fund targeting equities tied to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index with an expense ratio of 0.79%.
Aug 21, 2026
Just for Funds: ProShares
Simeon Hyman, Global Investment Strategist at ProShares, joins Nasdaq's Sarah Choi to discuss ProShares Ultra QQQ Equal Weight (EQQQ), the first and only ETF targeting 2x the daily returns of the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted Index. They discuss how EQQQ offers investors magnified exposure to Nasdaq-100 companies while reducing the influence of the index's largest names through an equal-weight approach. EQQQ expands ProShares' Nasdaq-indexed lineup, providing investors with another way to access one of the market's most widely followed equity benchmarks.
Aug 20, 2026
Just for Funds: Baron Capital
Jessica Oldakowski, Head of ETF Listings Business Development at Nasdaq, met with Bryan Moore, Head of ETF Capital Markets at Baron Capital, to discuss their funds, BCFN and BCTK. Baron Financials ETF, BCFN, focuses on global financial infrastructure and fintech innovators, while Baron Technology ETF, BCTK, focuses on fast-growing companies driving technology development and digital advancements.
Aug 05, 2026
Just for Funds: Ocean Park
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst, at Nasdaq, met with James St Aubin, CIO at Ocean Park, to discuss their fund, DUKH. The Ocean Park High Income ETF (DUKH) uses a tactical strategy to shift money between high-yield bonds, long-term U.S. treasuries, and cash to capture returns while lowering downside risk.
Aug 05, 2026
Just for Funds: VanEck
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Nicholas Frasse, Product Manager, at VanEck to discuss their fund, WARP. The VanEck Space ETF (WARP) tracks the MarketVector™ Space Index, which provides targeted exposure to pure-play companies in the space industry, including rockets, satellites, and space technology.
Jul 21, 2026
Just for Funds: KraneShares
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Brendan Ahern, CIO, Lei Yang, CEO & Co-Founder, Inbot and KOID, Humanoid Robot, at Krane Shares to discuss their fund KOID. The Krane Share Global Humanoid Robotics and Physical AI Index ETF (KOID) is the first U.S.-listed ETF focused specifically on humanoid robotics and embodied artificial intelligence, launched on June 4, 2025. It tracks an equal-weighted index of 50 global companies involved in the design, manufacture, and supply chain of humanoid robots and AI that interacts with the physical world.
Jul 21, 2026
Just for Funds: VanEck
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Drew Anderson, Associate Product Manager, at VanEck to discuss their fund, IBOT. The VanEck Robotics ETF (IBOT) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of the BlueStar® Robotics Index. Launched in April 2023, the fund provides targeted exposure to high-growth global companies driving the future of industrial automation, machine vision, and robotic surgical systems.
Jul 21, 2026
Just for Funds: Cohen & Steers
Sarah Choi, Senior Business Analyst at Nasdaq, meets with Tyler Rosenlicht, Head of Natural Resources and Portfolio Manager at Cohen & Steers, to discuss their fund, CSEN. The Cohen & Steers Future of Energy Active ETF (CSEN) is an actively managed fund that invests in a broad range of energy companies, including traditional, alternative, renewable, and clean energy, as well as natural resources and utilities.
Jul 13, 2026
Exploring Fixed Income Opportunities Through ETFs
With over $91 billion in new flows in 2025, fixed income ETFs continue showing substantial growth beyond passive indexing into active management and complex strategies. This panel brings together industry leaders from Vanguard, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Jane Street, and Nasdaq. The discussion will examine how market structure, liquidity, regulation, and infrastructure are adapting to meet growing demand. Join us to explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the next phase of fixed income ETF growth.
Jun 30, 2026
Nasdaq & VettaFi Asset Allocation Summit: The Rise of Actively Managed ETFs and the State of the Markets
Two focused panels examine key themes in today’s ETF market. Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi, will moderate a discussion on the rise of actively managed ETFs, featuring leaders from Lazard Asset Management, Thornburg Investment Management, NEOS Investments, and Hartford Funds. This will be followed by a “State of the Markets” panel moderated by Gabby Vennitti, Nasdaq, with insights from Baillie Gifford, OTG Asset Management, Nuveen, and RBB Fund.
Jun 25, 2026
Just for Funds: Grayscale
Jessica Oldakowski, Senior Marketing Associate at Nasdaq, met with Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale, to discuss their new launch, HYPG. The Grayscale Hyperliquid Staking ETF (HYPG) is a passively managed investment fund that tracks the value of HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid Layer-1 blockchain. It allows investors to gain exposure to HYPE and its potential staking rewards directly through traditional brokerage accounts
Jun 18, 2026
Just for Funds: Nomura Asset Management
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Brad Warden, CFA & Senior Portfolio Manager at Nomura Asset Management, to discuss their fund, FRWD. The Nomura Transformational Technologies ETF (FRWD) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that focuses on global technology companies. The fund primarily invests in semiconductor, computing, and hardware industries.
Jun 16, 2026
Just for Funds: F/m Investments
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Alex Morris, CEO at F/m Investments to discuss their fund, FMCE. The FM Compounders Equity ETF (FMCE) is an actively managed, non-diversified U.S. large-blend fund launched by First Manhattan in November 2024, focusing on long-term capital appreciation. It holds a concentrated portfolio of 25–35 high-quality U.S. companies selected for their ability to generate strong, consistent free cash flow.
Jun 16, 2026
Just for Funds: American Century
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Jason Greenblath, Senior Portfolio Manager & Head of Corporate Credit at American Century to discuss their fund, SDSI. The American Century Short Duration Strategic Income ETF (SDSI) is an actively managed ETF that primarily seeks high current income with a secondary goal of long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests across a mix of investment-grade and high-yield bonds, keeping an average portfolio duration of three years or less to help mitigate interest rate risk.
Jun 16, 2026
Just for Funds: Hashdex
Giang Bui, Head of U.S. Equities & ETP Listings at Nasdaq, met with Samir Kerbage, Chief Investment Officer at Hashdex to discuss their fund, NCIQ. The Hashdex Nasdaq CME Crypto Index US ETF (NCIQ) is a multi-asset spot crypto exchange-traded product that provides diversified exposure to major digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether, XRP, Solana, and Stellar.
May 20, 2026
Just for Funds: Victory Capital
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Stephanie Garza, CFA, ASA, MAAA, Portfolio Manager & Senior Fixed Income Analyst at Victory Capital, to discuss their fund, UITB. The VictoryShares Core Intermediate Bond ETF (UITB) focuses on investment-grade U.S. fixed-income securities. It is designed to provide high current income while managing principal risk by targeting a dollar-weighted average maturity of three to ten years.
May 11, 2026
Just for Funds: Victory Capital
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Kurt Daum, JD, Senior Portfolio Manager at Victory Capital, to discuss their fund, UBND. The VictoryShares Core Plus Bond ETF (UBND) focuses on intermediate-term, investment-grade U.S. bonds, with roughly $1.8 billion in assets and a 0.40% expense ratio.
May 11, 2026
Just for Funds: Victory Capital
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, met with Stephanie Garza, CFA, ASA, MAAA, Portfolio Manager & Senior Fixed Income Analyst at Victory Capital, to discuss their fund, USTB. The VictoryShares Short-Term Bond ETF (USTB) aims for high current income while preserving principal, investing at least 80% of assets in investment-grade U.S. debt securities with maturities of three years or less. It features a 0.34% net expense ratio, a 4.61% yield, and over $2B in net assets as of May 2026.
May 11, 2026
Just for Funds: StockSnips
Gabrielle Vennitti, Head of ETP Listings at Nasdaq, recently sat down with Ravi Koka, CEO of StockSnips, to explore the frontier of AI-native active management. At the heart of their discussion was the shift toward Equities World Models—advanced simulations designed to anticipate market regime changes before they happen. In an era where traditional fundamental factors often lag behind high-volatility, non-stationary markets, these models provide the adaptive edge necessary for modern active strategies.
Apr 30, 2026
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