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Aniket Ullal
VP, ETF Data & Analytics,
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Aniket Ullal is VP, ETF data and analytics for CFRA, one of the world's largest providers of independent investment research. Mr. Ullal founded First Bridge Data, a leading source for global ETF data and analytics acquired by CFRA in August 2019. Prior to starting First Bridge in 2010, he had product management responsibility for S&P's US indices, including the widely followed S&P 500 and S&P/Case-Shiller indices. These indices have over $1Trillion in ETF assets tracking them. Mr. Ullal is the author of 'ETF Investment Strategies' (McGraw-Hill; 2013).
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There were 728 new ETFs listed in the US in the first half of 2026, and CFRA has identified five of them as notable launches. We screened the new launches and identified those that have rapidly gathered assets or innovated in growing ETF categories, notes Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
The largest indexed ETFs are going to vary in their SpaceX (SPCX) exposure, following the stock’s IPO completed on June 12. Nasdaq and FTSE Russell decided to fast-track the inclusion of mega-cap IPOs in their indices, while S&P DJI opted not to change its methodology, explains Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
After another year of rapid growth, the US ETF industry is evolving into price-based segments, each with distinct product offerings and market leaders. Overall, net inflows into US-listed ETFs year-to-date have already exceeded 2024’s annual inflow record of $1.2 trillion, highlights Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.
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The last two calendar years have been outstanding for US equities. But we have seen some signs of reversal in sentiment around US market outperformance relative to other regions. The iShares Core S&P 500 (IVV) has recently trailed non-US ETFs like the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA), advises Aniket Ullal, VP, ETF Data & Analytics at CFRA Research.