The ETF Investor

Mar 17 2025 65 ep. 34 mins 52
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The ETF Investor – brought to you by the ETF Specialists, ETFSA. Through this podcast series we bring you insight and understanding of ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), clarity on how to best use it in any type of investment portfolio, technical details of what happens inside the ETF, and practical advice on how to choose ETFs for your investment wants and needs.

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The ETF Investor - Episode 65 - How to Invest in Gold Miners using ETFs

Mar 17 2025 41 mins  
You can trade your view on the gold price with physically-backed gold ETFs, but what about gold miners, gold mining companies? What are the options available to ETF investors? The Satrix RESI ETF, tracking the FTSE/JSE Capped RESI10 Index offers an intriguing opportunity.

The ETF Investor - Episode 64 - The Investment Case for Physical Gold

Mar 09 2025 33 mins  
After a strong performance in 2024, the demand for gold has accelerated year-to-date, breaking records along the way, and flirting with the $3,000/oz level. What is driving this demand? As an investor in a gold ETF, where is my gold held? And how is its value determined?

The ETF Investor - Episode 63 – A Review of 2024, to Help us get Ready for 2025

Dec 19 2024 60 mins  
2024 has been a stellar year for the ETP industry in South Africa. What stood out for us at ETFSA? Leading into another year of Trump, will it be a bump, or a dump? As ETF investors, we take insights from the past as we strive to thrive in 2025.

The ETF Investor - Episode 62 - Do AMETFs make Investing Easy or More Complex?

Dec 13 2024 67 mins  
EasyETFs, new kid on the block as an ETF issuer, have joined the growing list of actively-managed ETFs on the JSE, but does this make things more complex, or “Easy” for investors? We also revisit its roots in Cloud Atlas and the closure of that chapter.

The ETF Investor - Episode 61 - Bridging the CIS-ETF Divide

Dec 04 2024 65 mins  
When one of the largest active fund managers in South Africa join the ETF industry, people take notice, and others ask questions. What’s behind the Coronation strategy, and what’s inside their range of AMETFs?

The ETF Investor - Episode 60 - Actively Managing a Balanced Fund, a Foundational Investment Solution

Aug 20 2024 48 mins  
Traditional index-tracking ETFs require an index to track. So what if there is no index, like in the case of balanced funds, or multi-asset portfolios? The construct of an actively-managed ETF provides an ideal solution for simple, straightforward, strategic, static asset allocation strategies in a cost-effective, rules-based, transparent investment option, suitable for all invest

The ETF Investor - Episode 59 – Actively Managing Global Property Investments

Aug 13 2024 40 mins  
With the top of the global interest rate cycle in focus, we turn our attention to the outlook for listed property companies and REITs, and the range of exchange-traded product options available on the JSE. There is more to consider than just the interest rate cycle, and we investigate how active management can be applied in global property ETF investments.

The ETF Investor - Episode 58 - Actively Managing Factor and Style Investments

Jul 29 2024 49 mins  
Just when you thought factor-based investments have passed their sell-by date, a new South African ETF issuer has burst onto the scene with a multi-factor, style-based, risk-managed, actively-managed domestic equity ETF.

The ETF Investor - Episode 57 - Actively Managing Index-Tracking Funds

Jul 11 2024 34 mins  
For many investors the term ETF is synonymous with index-tracking, or so-called “passive” investments, and the concept of an actively-managed ETF therefore represents a contradiction in terms. But the term “active management” does not necessarily mean lots of activity or significant tracking differences to the reference index, and it offers opportunities to manage index-re

The ETF Investor - Episode 56 - Choosing between different ETFs tracking the same index

Jun 26 2024 46 mins  
FNB recently listed three new offshore ETFs, but the underlyings are very familiar to us – MSCI World, MSCI Emerging Markets and S&P 500. How do you choose between multiple ETF options when they offer the same – or very similar – underlying investment exposure?