This $2B CEO Built An ETF Powerhouse Based By Using Macro Themes & Smart Beta 2.0

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Frank Holmes discusses his journey in building an ETF powerhouse using macro themes and smart beta strategies.

This $2B CEO Built An ETF Powerhouse Based By Using Macro Themes & Smart Beta 2.0 Guest Frank Holmes CEO & CIO of US Global Investors With Many ETFS ~$2B AUM CEO and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors (GROW, JETS, HIVE, SEAS, and more) Executive Chairman of HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ: HIVE) Company Name: U.S. Global Investors Company Website: usfunds.com Frank Holmes Bio Frank Holmes is the CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ: GROW). Mr. Holmes purchased a controlling interest in U.S. Global Investors in 1989 and became the firm’s chief investment officer in 1999. He is the co-author of The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing. Over 100,000 subscribers follow his weekly commentary in the award-winning Investor Alert newsletter, across social channels and in his Frank Talk blog, which is read in over 180 countries. Under his guidance, the company’s mutual funds have received recognition from Lipper and Morningstar over the years. In 2015, Mr. Holmes led the company into the exchange-traded fund (ETF) business with the launch of the U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSE: JETS), which invests in the global airline sector. In 2017…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Sarhan

Guest: Frank Holmes

Topics covered

• ETF
• investing
• macro themes
• smart beta
• financial management

Keywords

• ETF
• Frank Holmes
• U.S. Global Investors
• smart beta
• macro themes
• investing
• financial strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Global Investors, HIVE Digital Technologies, NASDAQ, NYSE, GROW, JETS, HIVE, GOAU, Morningstar, Lipper

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