#  Dave Nadig  President & Director of Research 

 

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Prior to becoming chief investment officer and director of research at ETF Trends, Dave Nadig was managing director of etf.com. Previously, he was director of ETFs at FactSet Research Systems. Before that, as managing director at BGI, Nadig helped design some of the first ETFs. As co-founder of Cerulli Associates, he conducted some of the earliest research on fee-only financial advisors and the rise of indexing.



 

 

 

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## Latest Content

 Equities 

##  [Buckle Up: 30 Days of SpaceX Volatility Incoming!](/sections/news/buckle-30-days-spacex-volatility-incoming) 

 Dave Nadig | Jun 10, 2026 

 

 Securities Lending 

##  [Word to the Wise: Don't Fear the Securities Lender](/sections/advisor-center/word-wise-dont-fear-securities-lender) 

 Dave Nadig | May 08, 2026 

 

 Equities 

##  [SpaceX is Breaking Capitalism (& Indexing)](/sections/news/spacex-breaking-capitalism-indexing) 

 Dave Nadig | May 06, 2026 

 

 
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 Market Commentary 

##  [The AI-Enabled Wealth Transfer No One is Talking About](/sections/features/ai-enabled-wealth-transfer-no-one-talking-about) 

 Dave Nadig | Apr 21, 2026 

 

 ETF Breakthru Connect 

##  [The Power of Trust: ETF Breakthru Connect](/sections/conferences/power-trust-etf-breakthru-connect) 

 Dave Nadig | Apr 03, 2026 

 

 ETF Analysis 

##  [Q1 '26: The State of the (Bonkers) ETF Market](/sections/etf-analytics/q1-26-state-bonkers-etf-market) 

 Dave Nadig | Mar 27, 2026 

 

 Awards 

##  [ETF.com 2026 Awards: The Envelope Please ...](/sections/news/etfcom-2026-awards-envelope-please) 

 Dave Nadig | Mar 09, 2026 

 

 Crypto 

##  [Tokenization: Real, Important, and Not For You](/sections/crypto/tokenization-real-important-and-not-you) 

 Dave Nadig | Feb 11, 2026 

 

 Awards 

##  [Not Dead Yet: ETF Innovation is Thriving](/sections/etf-analytics/not-dead-yet-etf-innovation-thriving) 

 Dave Nadig | Jan 16, 2026 

 

 Data Dive 

##  [CodeLife: How I Use AI](/sections/data-dive/codelife-how-i-use-ai) 

 Dave Nadig | Dec 30, 2025 

 

 ClickBeta 

##  [2025 Investing: What’s the Last Factor Standing? ](/sections/podcasts/2025-investing-whats-last-factor-standing) 

 Dave Nadig | Dec 23, 2025 

 

 

 

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