Exchange traded funds continue to emerge as a preferred vehicle for many investors, as they recorded net share issuance of nearly $600 billion in 2023. In contrast, long-term mutual funds experienced ...

Dimensional Fund Advisors is becoming the first asset manager to launch an exchange-traded fund share class of a mutual fund since Vanguard Group’s patent on the model expired nearly three years ago.

Almost three dozen fund providers have requested approval from the SEC to use Vanguard’s previously patented ETF-as-a-share class fund structure. The unique hybrid structure essentially bolts an ETF ...

The evolving landscape of investment vehicles, paired with a recent regulatory shift, stands to create new opportunities for wealth managers. One of the most significant possible developments on the ...

Danielle Rutsky, Lead Product Manager of ETF Listings at Nasdaq, joins Edward Baer, Counsel at Ropes & Gray, for a conversation about the growing interest in ETF share class structures and how fund ...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved Dimensional Fund Advisors’ request to offer both exchange-traded fund and mutual fund share classes within the same fund structure, making ...

On 29 September 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued notice 1 of an exemptive application 2 filed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, et al. (Dimensional) seeking relief (Relief) ...

The expected SEC approval of ETF share classes for mutual funds and vice versa poses more technical and tax-related challenges than simply pressing a button to convert massive holdings. Processing ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a notice regarding intended exemptive relief (the “Notice”) that would permit an open-end management investment company (referred to herein as an ...

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