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Aniket Ullal
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About Aniket
Aniket Ullal is VP, ETF data and analytics for CFRA, one of the world's largest providers of independent investment research. Mr. Ullal founded First Bridge Data, a leading source for global ETF data and analytics acquired by CFRA in August 2019. Prior to starting First Bridge in 2010, he had product management responsibility for S&P's US indices, including the widely followed S&P 500 and S&P/Case-Shiller indices. These indices have over $1Trillion in ETF assets tracking them. Mr. Ullal is the author of 'ETF Investment Strategies' (McGraw-Hill; 2013).
Aniket's Articles
Traditional emerging market (EM) ETFs have a 25%-30% exposure to China, which underperformed in 2023. In 2024, investors may “unbundle” their EM exposure by using EM ex-China ETFs or active ETFs that dynamically calibrate their China exposure. One name to consider is the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC), notes Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
In 2011, entrepreneur and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen famously argued that “software is eating the world.” Twelve years later, that has proved prescient, although Andreessen likely underestimated how narrowly concentrated tech growth would be, writes Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
Investor sentiment in the first six months of 2023 was dominated by macro uncertainties, such as the regional banking crisis, rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, and persistently high inflation. The overhang from some of these issues continues to persist and flows into ETFs this year have been relatively muted, explains Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
Aniket's Videos
One of the defining trends in ETF investing is the growth in thematic and factor-based investing. ETF data expert Aniket Ullal from CFRA Research will discuss key trends including recent thematic ETF launches, trends in the factor cycle, and fund flows into different strategies. Participants will get an understanding of important 'smart beta' trends and the opportunities and risks of investing in emerging themes and strategies using ETFs.