##  [# Hot Reads: ARK Keeps Cutting China Exposure](/sections/daily-hot-reads/hot-reads-ark-keeps-cutting-china-exposure) 

 

# Hot Reads: ARK Keeps Cutting China Exposure

 

 

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 What it means for other ETF managers.

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 The SEC chairman isn’t prioritizing crypto ETFs at the moment.

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 Prudential, Citi, HSBC and an arm of BlackRock are reportedly aiming to get the plants closed within 15 years.

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 Andrew Lo and Ajay Agrawal explore how biases, regulations, economic and wealth distribution will shape the future of fintech.

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 High-conviction strategies aren’t a panacea for underperforming active funds, says new research.

[**Auto Inventories: Pass The Chips**](https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/08/02/auto-inventories-pass-the-chips) (Advisor Perspectives)  
 This year’s auto market disruptions will fade, but more adaptation lies ahead.

[**David Booth On 50 Years Of Indexing**](https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/david-booth-on-50-years-of-indexing/) (Evidence-Based Investor)  
 DFA’s co-founder forecasts what the next 50 years might hold for the investing industry.

[**Asset Owners’ Needs Change As Fast As Managers Develop Products**](https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1sx227cngsr53/The-Needs-of-Asset-Owners-Change-as-Quickly-as-Managers-Can-Develop-New-Products) (Institutional Investor)  
 Managers need to plan ahead and be cautious of fads.

[**Commodity Cross-Correlation**](https://mrzepczynski.blogspot.com/2021/08/commodity-cross-correlation-single.html) (Disciplined Systematic Global Macro Views)  
 The cross-correlation within commodities is surprisingly low relative to other asset classes, so there is no simple or well-defined "commodity beta."



 

 

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