ETF Edge: Drivers behind leveraged & options-based funds and key trends for 2026

Welcome to ETF Edge, your go-to place for all things exchange traded funds. I'm your host, Dominic Chu. Now, a few weeks back, we discussed a recent study by our then market guest, Mike Akens, over at ETF Action.Now his analysis of 13F filings revealed that among other things approximately 90% of single stock ETFs and leveraged or inverse strategies are owned not by institutional investors but by retail investors and traders. Individuals are pouring billions into increasingly complex products on bullish bel ...