By Michael Venuto
In 2020, ETFs broke asset raising records, as noted by Sumit Roy at ETF.com. Like everything else in 2020, the growth of the ETF industry looked quite different from other years. In this ETF Think Tank research note, we look at the 284 ETFs launched in the US last year that raised, in aggregate, about $18.5 Billion in AUM. We note, as predicted by our ETF Professor, that a majority of the launches focused on innovations and active management as outlined in Dan Weiskopf’s white paper: Measuring Innovation in the ETF Industry. Below, we explore the class of 2020 ETF launches and the differences with the overall landscape of US listed ETFs with data provided by the ETF Think Tank Security Master.