##  [# Hot Reads: Fee War Drives ETF Market Shares](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-fee-war-drives-etf-market-shares) 

 

# Hot Reads: Fee War Drives ETF Market Shares

 

 

 Plus, China's Silicon Valley shutters as COVID spikes again.



 

 

 

 

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[**Once-Cheap ETFs Lose Market Share As Relentless Price War Continues**](https://www.ft.com/content/a0846bf5-38ad-4ebb-b56c-607d11452ed0) (Financial Times)

The fee war is driving investors to ever-cheaper ETFs.

[**Shenzhen Shuts Production Amid COVID Spike**](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/chinas-silicon-valley-shenzhen-orders-production-halts-control-covid.html) (CNBC)  
 The Chinese city is a key supplier of tech materials.

[**State Street: Diversification Best Protection Against War's Uncertainties**](https://www.fa-mag.com/news/uncertainty-reigns-as-market-reacts-to-war--state-street-global-advisors-saysa-66799.html) (FA Mag)

Matt Bartolini points out gold is correlated to uncertainty.

[**This Industry Veteran Thinks ESG Funds Are Falling Short. So He’s Turning To AI &amp; Carbon Permits** ](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1x260yds5ybh5/This-Industry-Veteran-Thinks-ESG-Funds-Are-Falling-Short-So-He-s-Turning-to-AI-and-Carbon-Permits-to-Fix-Them)(Institutional Investor)

An argument for actively managing ESG.

[**Is A Recession Bullish For Tech Stocks?**](https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2022/03/is-a-recession-bullish-for-tech-stocks/) (A Wealth Of Common Sense)

Comparing recession-prone periods of the past.



 

 

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