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The advantages of thematic ETFs
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A column by Hector McNeil, co-founder and co-CEO of HANetf
Peter Sleep, who for full disclosure, has been a client and a friend for many years, wrote a recent article entitled “
The problems with thematic ETFs” published on Proactive on 10 May 2021. I thought it would be fun to provide a gentle rebuttal and a counter-narrative.
For context, I am co-CEO of HANetf and we are one of the leading providers of thematic ETFs in Europe so you could argue we are bound to provide a positive outlook for thematic investing.
Thematic investing has been around for a long time, historically delivered in mutual fund and investment trusts. But it has moved to another level in recent years, as a key growth area for ETFs as the industry has developed past cheap beta solutions.
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The problems with thematic ETFs
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A column by Peter Sleep, senior investment manager at 7IM Cut open a major vegan ETF and there are some strange holdings inside
The use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is increasingly popular and one of the fastest growing sub-sectors is thematic ETFs.
Globally, thematic ETFs increased by 80% in the last year from US$25Bn to just over US$45Bn.
One of the most written about thematic ETFs last year was the medical cannabis ETF, so perhaps thematic ETFs can be said to be growing like weeds.
However, investing for the long term is difficult enough as it stands and investors should not be distracted by thematic ETFs.