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etf.com
Formerly	IndexUniverse.com
Company type	Private
Founded	2001; 23 years ago in New York City, United States
Founder	Jim Wiandt
Headquarters	New York City
Parent	ETFS Capital
Website	www.etf.com

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etf.com is an American financial news and media company that covers exchange-traded funds (ETFs).^[1]^[2]^[3] Since February 2021 the company is owned by ETFS Capital.^[4]

The company is headquartered in New York City. The current CEO is Michael Morelli.

History

etf.com was founded in 2001 as IndexUniverse.com by Jim Wiandt as a subsidiary of his company IndexUniverse, LLC.^[2] Prior to founding IndexUniverse.com, Wiandt was the publisher of IndexFunds.com and authored the book Exchange Traded Funds (2001).^[3] The company was founded in collaboration with Steven Schoenfeld who provided the IndexUniverse.com URL.^[2]

In 2001, Wiandt acquired the Journal of Indexes from Dow Jones & Company. In 2003, he acquired the print newspaper Exchange Traded Report. These publications merged into IndexUniverse.com. The company initially focused on index investing before shifting to solely providing data and content on ETFs.^[2] ^[3]

Wiandt also started the industry events business Inside ETFs. In 2014, the Inside ETFs conference had 1,600 attendees.^[2]^[5]

In 2010, the company developed a database of all ETFs registered in the United States. The database was available online for free.^[2]

In 2014, IndexUniverse.com changed its name to ETF.com.^[2]

In 2015, Wiandt stepped down as CEO of ETF.com. Its data business was sold to financial data company FactSet.^[6] Inside ETFs was sold to the British financial publishing and events company Informa, which continues to hold the conference annually.^[7]

In 2016, etf.com's publication business was sold to Cboe Global Markets.^[4] In 2021, the United Kingdom-based venture capital firm ETFS Capital acquired ETF.com.^[4] ETFS Capital was founded by Australian businessman Graham Tuckwell.^[8] Michael Morelli was named CEO in January 2022.^[9]

In April 2023, the company was rebranded as etf.com and re-launched their website.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "etf.com New Site and Brand Launch". Yahoo Finance. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ferri, Rick. "An Interview With ETF.com Founder And CEO Jim Wiandt". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Jim Wiandt". www.fiasi.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c "ETFS Capital acquires ETF.com from Cboe". ETF Stream. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ Pisani, Bob (2010-01-12). "The View From The World's Biggest ETF Conference". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ Aycock, Jason (2015-04-02). "FactSet buys data business from ETF.com (NYSE:FDS) | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "Inside ETFs+ - part of the leading wealth management event in the US". informaconnect.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "Team • ETFS Capital". ETFS Capital. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
^ "ETF.com Announces Michael Morelli as New CEO to Lead and Grow the Business". www.businesswire.com. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[:0-1] "etf.com New Site and Brand Launch". Yahoo Finance. 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Ferri, Rick. "An Interview With ETF.com Founder And CEO Jim Wiandt". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[:2-3] "Jim Wiandt". www.fiasi.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[:3-4] "ETFS Capital acquires ETF.com from Cboe". ETF Stream. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[5] Pisani, Bob (2010-01-12). "The View From The World's Biggest ETF Conference". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[6] Aycock, Jason (2015-04-02). "FactSet buys data business from ETF.com (NYSE:FDS) | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[7] "Inside ETFs+ - part of the leading wealth management event in the US". informaconnect.com. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[8] "Team • ETFS Capital". ETFS Capital. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

[9] "ETF.com Announces Michael Morelli as New CEO to Lead and Grow the Business". www.businesswire.com. 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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