etf.com is an American financial news and media company that covers exchange-traded funds (ETFs).[1][2][3] Since February 2021 the company is owned by ETFS Capital.[4]
| Formerly | IndexUniverse.com |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Founded | 2001 in New York City, United States |
| Founder | Jim Wiandt |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | ETFS Capital |
| Website | www |
The company is headquartered in New York City. The current CEO is Michael Morelli.
History edit
etf.com was founded in 2001 as IndexUniverse.com by Jim Wiandt as a subsidiary of his company IndexUniverse, LLC.[2] Prior to founding IndexUniverse.com, Wiandt was the publisher of IndexFunds.com and authored the book Exchange Traded Funds (2001).[3] The company was founded in collaboration with Steven Schoenfeld who provided the IndexUniverse.com URL.[2]
In 2001, Wiandt acquired the Journal of Indexes from Dow Jones & Company. In 2003, he acquired the print newspaper Exchange Traded Report. These publications merged into IndexUniverse.com. The company initially focused on index investing before shifting to solely providing data and content on ETFs.[2][3]
Wiandt also started the industry events business Inside ETFs. In 2014, the Inside ETFs conference had 1,600 attendees.[2][5]
In 2010, the company developed a database of all ETFs registered in the United States. The database was available online for free.[2]
In 2014, IndexUniverse.com changed its name to ETF.com.[2]
In 2015, Wiandt stepped down as CEO of ETF.com. Its data business was sold to financial data company FactSet.[6] Inside ETFs was sold to the British financial publishing and events company Informa, which continues to hold the conference annually.[7]
In 2016, etf.com's publication business was sold to Cboe Global Markets.[4] In 2021, the United Kingdom-based venture capital firm ETFS Capital acquired ETF.com.[4] ETFS Capital was founded by Australian businessman Graham Tuckwell.[8] Michael Morelli was named CEO in January 2022.[9]
In April 2023, the company was rebranded as etf.com and re-launched their website.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "etf.com New Site and Brand Launch". Yahoo Finance. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ferri, Rick. "An Interview With ETF.com Founder And CEO Jim Wiandt". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ a b c "Jim Wiandt". www.fiasi.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ a b c "ETFS Capital acquires ETF.com from Cboe". ETF Stream. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Pisani, Bob (2010-01-12). "The View From The World's Biggest ETF Conference". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Aycock, Jason (2015-04-02). "FactSet buys data business from ETF.com (NYSE:FDS) | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Inside ETFs+ - part of the leading wealth management event in the US". informaconnect.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "Team • ETFS Capital". ETFS Capital. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ "ETF.com Announces Michael Morelli as New CEO to Lead and Grow the Business". www.businesswire.com. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-07.