How will the Fed’s hawkish stance on tapering and potentially rate hikes affect the market in 2022?

FRI, DEC 03, 2021

YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS

A NOTE FROM BOB

How will the Fed's hawkish stance on tapering and potentially rate hikes affect the market in 2022? What is one of the world's largest asset managers telling its clients how they should position their portfolios next year? Join me on ETF Edge Monday at 1 PM ET when my guests are Gerard O'Reilly, co-CEO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, one of the largest value managers in the world and a leader in converting mutual funds into ETFs. He'll be joined by Nate Geraci, from the ETF Store. ETFedge.cnbc.com.

Fidelity has launched a spot bitcoin ETF, Fidelity Advantage Bitcoin ETF, in Canada that began trading on Thursday. They are the lagging asset manager to date that has a bitcoin ETF, but like everyone else, they are still waiting for their U.S. application to be approved.

The Grizzle Growth ETF (GRZZ) ETF is coming December 15th. Run by Grizzle Investment Management, the prospectus says they will use "a proprietary internal fundamental research and analysis to identify companies well-positioned for growth within the targeted sectors." Like pot and craft beer. Who could argue?

Mutual funds are going to be distributing unusually large capital gains, according to some fund managers. And that makes ETFs look even better.

Think the whole world is piling into ESG? Maybe not. A good chunk of the largest ESG funds are controlled by large institutional players. Ever hear of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Co., Finland's largest pension fund?

Our friends at Defiance have started a new fund that will track NFTs and blockchain companies. Good luck getting exposure.

For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live on Mondays at 1 PM ET on ETF Edge.