Bitwise Asset Management has launched its debut ETF, a thematic equity strategy offering exposure to publicly listed companies at the forefront of the cryptocurrency industry. The NYSE Arca-listed fund targets companies providing the infrastructure – the ‘picks and shovels’ – underpinning the emergence of a digital asset economy. Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, said: “Our aim is to make crypto investment opportunities available through traditional investing platforms and a familiar, liquid, and cost-effective ETF.”

TrackInsight has released the results of its latest global ETF survey, revealing an industry breaking new records as ETFs play an ever-larger role in professional investment portfolios and allocations to thematic, active and ESG ETFs look set to surge.

MSCI has unveiled a suite of China equity indices – the MSCI China Thematic Indices – designed to help investors capitalize on long-term, structural trends within the country.

By Pierre Debru, Director of Research at WisdomTree.

Whether thematic investments are used tactically or strategically, investors’ portfolio allocation should be able to accommodate them efficiently.

Evolve Funds has launched two new ETFs on Toronto Stock Exchange providing carbon-neutral exposure to mainstream Canadian and US equity indices – the S&P/TSX 60 and S&P 500.

Investors remain optimistic about the ongoing US technology rally and show a strong preference for ETFs in gaining access to this segment, according to research commissioned by Invesco.

Invesco Canada has announced it will trim the management fee charged on the C$400m Invesco QQQ Index ETF (QQC.F CN) from 0.25% to 0.20%, effective 14 May.

VanEck has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Europe providing exposure to companies deriving significant revenue from the digital assets ecosystem.

CSOP Asset Management has launched the CSOP Hang Seng Index ETF (3037 HK) in Hong Kong, providing low-cost, fully replicated exposure to the Hang Seng Index.

Evolve Funds has launched an ETF on TSX providing exposure to a basket of popular US technology stocks.