State Street IM's Prendergast on ETF Markets
THE SO WHAT
ETF strategists talking on-air about opportunity sets is a signal that product design is chasing new narratives—AI, defense, infra, climate—faster than fundamentals. Operators should watch which themes turn into large, sticky ETFs; that’s where long-only capital will be looking for exposure and comps.
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