Active Investing

First Look ETF September 2026: iCapital, Mast Investments and North Square unpack new ETFs targeting monthly income, merger arbitrage and complementary growth and value exposure.

Michael Baron, Co-President and Portfolio Manager at Baron Capital, joins Ethan Hertzfeld to discuss the Baron First Principles ETF (RONB).

David Souccar, Chief Investment Officer Quality Growth, Vontobel, presents the Vontobel International Equity Active ETF.

David Souccar, Chief Investment Officer Quality Growth, Vontobel, joins Ethan Hertzfeld to discuss their Vontobel International Equity Active ETF (VNIE).

Chris Murphy, CIMA®, Head of ETF Specialists at T. Rowe Price explains how he is seeing investors consider and implement active ETFs in portfolios, why they could continue to capture market share, and trends he’s noticing in the space.

In this episode of First Look ETF, Stephanie Stanton at etfguide examines new ETFs from Summit Global Investments, Cambiar Investors and Teucrium. Recently launched ETFs for our April episode are focused on active management in core large cap equities, aggressive value tactics for equity investors and strategic exposure to commodities.

This episode features Andrew Mattock, Portfolio Manager at Matthews Asia, along with VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussing the Matthews China Active ETF (MCH).

Recently launched ETFs for our March episode are focused on commodities targeting the energy transition megatrend and actively managed investing strategies for fixed income investors.

This week, the industry experienced 6 ETF launches and 9 closures, shifting the 1-year Open-to-Close ratio to 2.39 and total US ETFs to 3,117.