BetaShares & Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with Ilan Israelstam

Today’s guest is Ilan Israelstam.

In 2009, shortly after the global financial crisis, he co-founded BetaShares. In just 10 short years they have become one of Australia’s leading ETF managers with over $10 billion in funds under management.

BetaShares’ goal is to provide intelligent investment solutions that helps Australian Investors meet their financial objectives.

In this interview we chat to Ilan about his background, dig deep into the world of popular and exotic ETFs and then get him to critique some listener ETF ideas.

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Show Notes

Topics Covered

Episode # 19A

Ilan’s background
The ETF revolution
ETFs & pricing
Creating a new ETF
A200
Popular ETFs (NDQ, ATEC, HACK)

Episode # 19B

Emerging markets (IIND, ASIA, EMMG)
Gold & Miners (QAU, MNRS)
Ethical, Environmental, Social & Governance (ETHI, FAIR, GBND)
Inverse & Short Funds (BEAR, BBOZ, BBUS)
Hybrid Funds (HBRD)
Long-dated Government Bonds (GGOV)
Diversified Funds
Passive vs Active Investing
Fee Structuring
ETF Ideas (water, unethical, Oz Health, blockchain, cryptocurrency, FIRE, Russia,
Creating an ETF Portfolio