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Markets & the Economy: Rough Start to Q4

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Markets finally received the wake up call they had been ignoring. After a couple of weeks of relatively low volatility, the VIX has nearly spiked 2x since 10/6 & stocks paid the price.

What’s the markets next move into year end?

Baird in the News

Rich Lee, Head of Program Trading & Execution Strategy, weighs in on the squeeze of AP balance sheets as ETF launches continue to soar…

Read the full article on marketsmedia.com

Add it to the ETF Line Up

New Launches: (week ending 10/17) a few highlights…

  • LMNX~ Defiance Daily Target 2x Long LMND ETF

Calamos unveils 3 Laddered Protected Bitcoin ETFs: CBTL, CBXL & CBOL

New Filings: Gabelli, VanEck
Sports biz ETF filed. ZERO fees for 1 year!

  • GOLS~ Gabelli Opportunities in Live & Sports ETF; invests in Co’s that own sports teams, owns sports real estate business, in sports merchandise…

VanEck filed some good ol’ fashioned sector ETFs, actively managed:

VanEck TruSector ETFs: targeted exposure to sectors like Financials, Energy, and Healthcare.

ETF Check Up: FlowShow
ETF Buzz…

ETF Buzz chart showing top weekly ETF inflows and outflows by fund name, ticker, and dollar amount.

The Flippening, ETF style there’s now more active ETFs than passive ones…that said active only has 10% of assets but growing fast

Line chart showing passive share declining and active share rising from 2009 to 2025, crossing near 2024.

ONE TRILLION and 2.5 months to go..

Table listing ETF tickers with assets under management and year-to-date flows in millions of USD.