If You Dislike Musk but Want U.S. Stocks... ETF Excluding SpaceX Launched

ETF Excludes Tesla and SpaceX

"Concerns Over Excessive Market Fragmentation"

A unique exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been launched for investors who dislike Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, but still wish to invest in U.S. stocks. This ETF excludes only companies led by Musk, such as Tesla and SpaceX.

According to Bloomberg on July 9 (local time), the new financial firm Subversive has launched ETFs that track the key U.S. stock market indices, the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500. However, these ETFs exclude companies that have been founded or are controlled by CEO Musk.

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tesla. Reuters Yonhap News Agency

The tickers for these products are 'QQNE' and 'SPNE', respectively. These ETFs emerged after SpaceX was included in the Nasdaq 100 index.

SpaceX was officially included in the FTSE Russell, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), and Nasdaq 100 indices in less than a month after its IPO. It is unusual for a loss-making company to be included in these major indices immediately after listing, but this became possible after the fast-track rules were revised prior to SpaceX’s IPO.

Thanks to SpaceX’s inclusion in the Nasdaq 100, funds managed by existing ETFs tracking the Nasdaq 100 have naturally flowed into SpaceX.

However, some point out that recently launched ETFs have become excessively specialized. The purpose of an ETF is to save investors the trouble of picking individual stocks, but this original intent is being undermined.

Nate Geraci, president of Novadious Asset Management, told Bloomberg, “Musk is a polarizing figure, so it’s understandable that ETF issuers want to profit from this,” but he also pointed out that “the market is being fragmented into ever-smaller niches.”

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