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Quant ETFs are offering new way for Wolfe to cash in on research
OUR TAKEWolfe Research is moving into the ETF market by teaming up with Simplify Asset Management to launch the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) and more funds. These actively managed quant funds use their own machine-learning algorithms to pick stocks. This move follows a growing trend of…
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OUR TAKEWolfe Research is moving into the ETF market by teaming up with Simplify Asset Management to launch the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) and more funds. These actively managed quant funds use their own machine-learning algorithms to pick stocks. This move…
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OUR TAKE Wolfe Research is moving into the ETF market by teaming up with Simplify Asset Management to launch the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) and more funds. These actively managed quant funds use their own machine-learning algorithms to pick stocks. This move follows a growing trend of strategists and research firms venturing into ETFs, aiming to offer innovative investment solutions that were previously only accessible to institutional investors. –Heidi Luo, BTW reporter Wolfe Research has teamed up with Simplify Asset Management to launch the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA) , marking its first foray into the actively managed ETF space.
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The ETF, which is now available on Nasdaq, uses a machine-learning algorithm to analyse and select stocks. It keeps a long position in about 250 US stocks and a short position in around 150, giving investors a diversified approach to equities. This is all part of a wider plan to make sophisticated investment solutions, which have usually been for institutional clients only, available to a wider audience. Wolfe also plans to roll out a few more ETFs in the next few months, including the Simplify Wolfe Alpha Capture ETF and the Simplify Wolfe Market Neutral Quality ETF. Also read: Why is there now an ETF for everything? Exploring the rise and diversity of ETFs Also read: Dimensional launches new ETFs in Australia to tap demand
Key Points
- Wolfe Research partners with Simplify Asset Management to launch machine learning-based quant ETFs, including the Simplify Wolfe US Equity 150/50 ETF (WUSA).
- The move follows a wider trend of strategists and fund managers entering the booming ETF market, attracting both retail and institutional investors.
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