ETFs Had Record 2015 But 2016 Might Be Very Different Year

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Mark Melin
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2015 was a great year for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), says Dave Nadig, director of exchange traded funds at FactSet. But 2016 might be a very tricky year as six large issues loom, potentially altering the fundamental look and offering from the industry. ETFs were big winners in 2015, attracting $242 billion in assets while mutual funds sagged ETFs attracted $242 billion in new assets during a volatile 2015. This impressive asset raising feat did not come without cost to another group of players. Traditional mutual funds “hemorrhaged” $125 billion in outflows making for a $367 billion swing in a…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.