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![Video: Qontigo’s Rob Reina on ETFs vs. Direct Indexing: What Does the Future Hold?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PO515-Rick-Redding-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Index / ETFs
Video: Qontigo’s Rob Reina on ETFs vs. Direct Indexing: What Does the Future Hold?
Direct Indexing has exploded in popularity and more financial advisors are incorporating it into client portfolios than ever before. Increased adoption, advances in technology and appreciation for the tax benefits of Direct Indexing will likely continue to accelerate its rapid growth. How will this impact the advisors’ perception and use of ETFs going forward? Qontigo’s Rob Reina, and other expert panelists addressed the pros and cons of each when constructing portfolios for your clients and offer in-depth analysis on their most appropriate applications.
![iShares thematic ETF targets transformational move to digital in entertainment and education](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PLAY1_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
iShares thematic ETF targets transformational move to digital in entertainment and education
The new fund tracks the STOXX Global Digital Entertainment and Education Index, one of the latest additions to the STOXX Thematic indices suite and to a growing partnership in innovative thematic solutions between Qontigo and BlackRock.
![WTW: Why it is key to manage a portfolio’s climate-transition risk beyond carbon emissions](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO532-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
WTW: Why it is key to manage a portfolio’s climate-transition risk beyond carbon emissions
At the recent Qontigo Investment Intelligence Summit, WTW’s climate experts discussed how investors can better grasp a company’s climate-transition risk by looking forward to the future impact on its cash flows, rather than backwards at its carbon footprint.
![How moves in bond yield curves affect the International Real Estate Index](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/po5353-intro-900x350.jpg)
A new Qontigo white paper analyzes the effect of changes in term spreads, or the difference between long- and short-term sovereign bond yields, on the performance of the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN index. The findings show a rise in term spreads has, overall, helped returns for the global real estate index since 2019, but the relationship varies depending on regional exposure and period.
![First thematic futures at Eurex launch new avenue for booming investment segment](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Thematic-futures-June-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Thematic Investing
First thematic futures at Eurex launch new avenue for booming investment segment
Eurex has listed futures on three STOXX thematic indices that have a technology focus: breakthrough healthcare, digitalization and digital security. The centrally cleared derivatives complement a growing thematics ecosystem that includes ETFs, helping investors better manage portfolios.
![GEA Group to join DAX ESG Target as Delivery Hero exits](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO529-intro-900x350.jpg)
Changes were announced as part of the June regular review for the DAX 50 ESG, DAX ESG Target and DAX indices.
![How efficient an inflation hedge is real estate?](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO528-inflation-real-estate-intro-900x350.jpg)
A new Qontigo white paper runs the numbers on the iSTOXX Developed and Emerging Markets ex USA PK VN, a global real estate index, to understand the relationship between expected inflation in the US, Europe and the UK, and index returns. The findings show that the sector has represented a good overall inflation hedge over the last couple of years, although regional and portfolio considerations can create exceptions.
![Leverage Shares expands suite of single-stock short and leveraged ETPs tracking STOXX indices](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO526-Lev-Shares-June-2022-intro-900x350.jpg)
The family of ETPs has proved popular with investors and traders as an efficient way to implement leveraged and short strategies on widely traded stocks. The listed securities cover the shares of more than 50 companies and showcase the versatility of index-based investing.
![Market woes bring opportunity to assess virtues of thematic investing](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO522-thematics-3-intro-900x350.jpg)
The market volatility and macroeconomic disruptions of 2022 have raised a challenge to the thematic investing boom, but also offer a chance to reappraise the benefits of the investment approach.
![BlackRock’s Ang on sustainability alpha signals: ESG and factors as ‘best friends’](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/andrew-ang_1-NY-Summit-2022_intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | Factor Investing
BlackRock’s Ang on sustainability alpha signals: ESG and factors as ‘best friends’
ESG and climate metrics can be used as signals to generate alpha either on a stand-alone basis or to strengthen traditional style factors, BlackRock’s Andrew Ang explained during the Qontigo Investment Intelligence Summit.
![Germany’s LBBW licenses STOXX global Paris-aligned decrement index for structured products](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO520-LBBW-intro-900x350.jpg)
Index | ESG & Sustainability
Germany’s LBBW licenses STOXX global Paris-aligned decrement index for structured products
The iSTOXX® Global Climate Change ESG NR Decrement 4.5% offers exposure to a portfolio on a decarbonization pathway and is compliant with the European Union Climate Benchmarks regulation.
![Stocks achieve narrow gain in May despite lingering interest rate concerns](https://stoxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/PO527-May-2022-market-wrap-intro-900x350.jpg)
The STOXX Global 1800 index rose 0.1% in dollars last month, paring an earlier decline of as much as 5.6%. Value and high-dividend stocks rise, but most other strategies struggle as investors contend with the prospect of higher interest rates.