Xtrac­kers In­sights

The dominance of market-cap-weighted index strategies, particularly in US equities, has reinforced investor confidence in passive investing. Yet indices such as the S&P 500, long regarded as neutral and diversified, now also carry concentrated ex...

Beyond the Magnificent Seven: Why Equal Weight Matters in Today’s Market The paper explores the impact of equal-weight strategies on diversification, performance and market resilience. Equal weight ETFs can offer a balanced approach across sectors,...

Active ETFs represent the latest evolution in the ETF wrapper, now spanning a growing spectrum of strategies. In Europe, one category is gaining particular traction: Enhanced Active ETFs—benchmark-aware approaches that deploy limited risk budgets to...

This paper provides a reflection of the China A shares market in 2024. Specifically, the paper covers onshore QDII ETF fund flows and ETF premium level change, the CSI 500 index and participation of the China National team.

The paper highlights opportunities via the synthetic ETF wrapper to access the China A-shares market to coincide with the launch of Xtrackers CSI 500 Swap UCITS ETF and attempts to provide some context on the following topics; A brief history of acce...

The index inclusion of Indian government debt is breaking new ground – it reignites global investor interest but poses allocation challenges that may make passive implementation a preferred route.

Bitcoin halvings, which occur roughly every four years, are highly anticipated events in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. With each halving, the number of new bitcoins issued per block is reduced by 50%. Thus, Bitcoin’s inflation rate is lowered, making...