FYI: According to anonymous sources cited by Reuters, Goldman Sachs is in discussions to acquire IndexIQ, an alts-focused ETF provider with $1.2 billion in assets under management. IndexIQ was the first to launch a hedge-fund replication ETF, and today its most popular product is the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (QMN), which has more than $870 million in assets. Over 80% of IndexIQ’s $1.2 billion in assets are in alternative ETFs, which is an area Goldman Sachs has been actively pursuing.
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Ted
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