Cathie Wood has filed for a bitcoin ETF

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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, JUL 02, 2021 YOUR WEEKLY UPDATE ON TOP ETF TRENDS A NOTE FROM BOB Big inflows for the first half.  U.S. equities have a net gain of $219.2 billion and just more than $3.8 trillion in assets under management.  Overall ETF assets under management are north of $6.5 trillion.   Vanguard is killing it.  In case you're keeping score, Vanguard has four of the top five funds in terms of inflows in the first half of the year.  S&P 500 (VOO), Total Stock Market (VTI), Total Bond Market (BND), and Value (VTV).  iShares Core S&P 500 (IVV) also made the top five.  Boring, plain-vanilla, indexed ETFs took in big money.   Get in line. Cathie Wood of Ark Investment has filed for a bitcoin ETF. We've lost track of how many others have filed.  They punted on Van Eck's application in June, now they have until early August to decide again on that one. SEC Chair Gary Gensler is not proving to be the crypto lapdog some were hoping he would be. He wants the cover to approve a bitcoin ETF, include more regulation of bitcoin exchanges, but it's not clear if the SEC has the authority to do so. Congress may need to step in.   China ride hailing firm Didi gets the green light for index inclusion. The big indexers are falling all over themselves to include Didi. Both S&P Dow Jones' indexes and FTSE announced the China ride hailing company will be added, and smaller ETF firms like the Renaissance Capital IPO ETF (IPO) and the Kraneshares China Internet ETF (KWEB) are also likely to add Didi in the coming weeks.   For more analysis and actionable insights, catch me live on Mondays at 1 PM ET on ETF Edge. Bob Pisani @BobPisani KEY STORIES  'Thematic investing' has skyrocketed. Here's how to capitalize on trends that could shape the future Thematic exchange-traded funds offer a way to invest in current trends like big data or climate change, said participants at CNBC's Financial Advisor Summit. Capitalism has gotten 'too short term,' says CEO behind new activist investing ETF Engine No. 1's new activism-focused ETF builds on ideas behind the firm's proxy fight with Exxon Mobil, CEO Jennifer Grancio says. Watch now: ETF Edge on the new activist investing ETF and next steps for ESG     IN CASE YOU MISSED IT What to know about Cathie Wood's proposed bitcoin ETF, 'ARKB' Defining ESG: How the scope of impact investing could change in 2021 Activist investing enters the ETF realm: Engine No. 1 CEO on firm's mission   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS