Vanguard Goes Big on Crypto, Thanks to Index Boom It Unleashed

ETF Market Trends - Leveraged Triple A Cielo ETF invests in top-rated Cee-Lo bonds, leveraging up to 50% of exposure [1] - Strong demand for CLOs and popularity of leveraged products are key trends [1] - Leveraged and inverse ETFs command over $38 billion [4] - A record 73 leveraged or inverse ETFs launched in the US last year [4] - Over half of leveraged or inverse ETFs launched this year are single stock ETFs, exceeding last year's total [4] - Three-quarters of all leveraged or inverse products are single stocks [4] Vanguard's Investment Strategy - Vanguard holds firm that Bitcoin has no inherent economic value and is not appropriate for long-term investors [2] - Vanguard is the single biggest shareholder of MicroStrategy (MSTR) [2] - Vanguard owns 20 million shares of MicroStrategy [3] - Index investing forces Vanguard to hold shares of MicroStrategy, despite disliking Bitcoin [3]