Gleich predicts alternative investments will drive the next ETF growth chapter
Kristof Gleich · Kristof Gleich – Boutique Managers and Active ETFs at Harbor Capital (EP.411) · Oct 10, 2024 · at 44:19
Kristof Gleich, President and CIO of Harbor Capital Advisors, discusses the structural evolution of ETF wrappers from passive to smart beta, active, and eventually alternatives.
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“The next chapter of growth for the industry, I think is going to be alternatives. And I think we are in the early innings of that beginning to happen right now.”
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