Direct indexing. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean? And how does it work?
In this short video you’ll learn what makes direct indexing different from traditional passive investment vehicles as well as its advantages for many investors when it comes to tax, ESG, and other customizations.
Traditional international indexes weighted toward financials, materials, and industrials rarely deliver the growth clients expect from equity allocations. The Pacer Nasdaq International Patent Leaders ETF (PATN) takes a different approach, targeting the 100 non-U.S. companies with the most valuable patent portfolios. By filtering international exposure through intellectual property rather than market capitalization, the fund seeks to match the innovation-driven characteristics of U.S. technology exposure while maintaining geographic diversification.
President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday.