The annual ETF Express US Awards recognise excellence among ETF issuers and service providers in the US across a wide range of categories.
Voting for the awards is conducted via an online poll of the entire ETF Express readership, where participants are asked to make their choice among the shortlisted firms in each category.
The issuer categories cover all major strategies and asset classes — including Equity, Fixed Income, Commodity, Multi-Asset, Smart Beta, Thematic, Active and ESG — while the service provider categories span all the key areas of the large and diverse US ETF ecosystem.
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Defiance ETFs
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
American Century Investments®
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($5BN-$50BN)
Global X ETFs
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($50BN+)
iShares by BlackRock
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$10BN)
American Century Investments®
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($10BN+)
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
BEST EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Victory
BEST EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
Vanguard
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
IndexIQ
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($5BN-$25BN)
PIMCO
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($25BN+)
iShares by BlackRock
BEST INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
First Trust
BEST COMMODITY ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
GraniteShares
BEST MIXED-ALLOCATION ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
WisdomTree
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Cambria Investment Management
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$10BN)
Fidelity
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($10BN+)
Invesco
BEST SMART BETA FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
BEST SMART BETA FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
iShares by BlackRock
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Goldman Sachs
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
Fidelity
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($5BN+)
ARK Investments
BEST THEMATIC ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Goldman Sachs
BEST THEMATIC ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
ARK Investments
BEST ESG EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds
BEST ESG EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
iShares by BlackRock
BEST ESG FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
PIMCO
BEST LEVERAGED & INVERSE ETF ISSUER (including ETNs)
BMO & REX Shares
MOST INNOVATIVE ETF ISSUER
ProShares
BEST OVERALL ETF LIQUIDITY PROVIDER/MARKET MAKER
Jane Street
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - EQUITY ETFs
GTS
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - FIXED INCOME ETFs
Virtu
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - COMMODITY ETFs
Jane Street
BEST US EXCHANGE FOR LISTING ETFs
New York Stock Exchange
BEST US EXCHANGE FOR TRADING ETFs
New York Stock Exchange
BEST US INDEX OVERALL PROVIDER
S&P Dow Jones Indices
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - EQUITY ETFs
ICE (NYSE)
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - FIXED INCOME ETFs
IHS Markit
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - COMMODITY ETFs
S&P Dow Jones Indices
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - ESG ETFs
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - EMERGING MARKETS ETFs
MSCI
BEST CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
BEST INSTITUTIONAL ETF BROKER
Interactive Brokers
BEST RETAIL ETF BROKER
Charles SCHWAB
BEST ETF CUSTODIAN
State Street
BEST ETF PLATFORM
Tradeweb
BEST ETF DISTRIBUTOR
SS&C ALPS
BEST ETF BACK OFFICE TECH PROVIDER
Brown Brothers Harriman
BEST ETF MIDDLE OFFICE TECH PROVIDER
BNY Mellon
BEST ETF DATA VENDOR
ICE
BEST ETF RESEARCH PROVIDER
ETF Action
BEST ETF LAW FIRM
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
BEST ETF REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE ADVISER
Dechert
BEST ETF AUDITOR
BBD, LLP
BEST OVERALL ETF ADMINISTRATOR
State Street
BEST ETF ADMINISTRATOR - EQUITY ETFs
State Street
BEST ETF ADMINISTRATOR - FIXED INCOME ETFs
SEI
BEST US WHITE LABEL PLATFORM
Exchange Traded Concepts
BEST US PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS FIRM
Arro Financial Communications
The ETF Express US Awards follow a clear and transparent process.
For the issuer categories, the pre-selected shortlists are based on data provided by Bloomberg. For the full methodology, please click here.
For the service provider categories, the nominated firms are based on a widespread survey of more than 400 issuers and other key industry participants.
Voting for all the eventual winners is then conducted via an exhaustive online poll of the entire ETF Express readership, which is carried out over a period of several weeks.
Why should you participate?
For all the key constituents in the ETF industry – fund managers, investors, and service providers – the ETF Express US Awards provide a unique annual insight as to the most highly-regarded and successful issuers and service providers. Based on voting from within the industry itself, the results help you to make decisions and choices that can add value to your own business.
For investors
Knowing which fund managers have outperformed in a wide range of areas – and which service providers are rated most highly – is essential for investors. Help us to understand which firms have impressed you most by adding your vote.
For issuers
Identifying, and working with, the best-in-class service providers across a broad spectrum of activities is key to the success of any asset management company. Tell us which counterparties you rate most highly – and why.
For service providers
Understanding which issuers are strongest in which sectors, and how the competition stacks up in your own areas of expertise, gives you essential business insight. Play your part in enabling us to identify who deserves recognition.
ETF Express offers all nominees and winners the platform to increase their brand awareness during and after the awards process, highlighting their achievements and success in an exceptional year.
Voted for by participants in the ETF industry itself, the awards are a badge of honour — marking recognition and respect among peers and counterparties at a time of great change and challenge.
The annual awards provide firms with an opportunity to assess and celebrate their progress and standing within the industry, across all the key areas in which issuers and service providers operate.
With investor interest in ETFs growing fast amidst widespread market uncertainty and volatility, it is more important than ever to understand how you are perceived and where you stand out
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