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Dave Nadig
3:25
The same approach can be applied to all sorts of things
http://www.etf.com/HONR for instance - targets companies with strong veteran support policies
3:26
There's a lot of discussion about whether this is just "feel good" investing or if there's a reason to think its a useful investment factor, and the data is mixed.
there have been studies, for instance, suggesting diversity acts as a kind of brake on bad behaviour, and thus diverse firms exhibit less blow up risk
but the reality is - a lot of these data sets are pretty new
Anonymous
3:27
What is ESG?
Dave Nadig
3:27
I should clarify that i guess!  Environmental, Social, Governance based investing.
MSCI runs a great site on this at ESG101.com
3:28
We also have ESG baked into our fund reports and etf finder from MSCI here as well.
ImminentCrashorJustSmoke
3:28
Curious if you saw the Zero Hedge article - Junk Bond Crash Imminent? HY ETF Shorts Hit All Time High-and if so,your thoughts?
Dave Nadig
3:29
I have not read the article in question, but I'm inclined to think "smoke" by default here.
Assuming HY ETFs are being shorted aggressively, I guess I'm curious why people think that means "they're going to tank."
I get that it means the short sellers think its going to tank
3:30
but by definition, it also means they are backstopping any down turn as a bid.
So you'd actually expect any shock to be muted by those very shortsellers buying to cover.
3:31
So look - I'm not predicting one way or another about the bond market.  I just thing looking at ETF short interest as the predictive factor is a bit silly, honestly.
OK, I think we'll wrap it up there.
THanks everyone for the great questions.  As always, we'll have the transcript up shortly.
And don't forget to hit up ETFPrime.com for our weekly podcast!
3:32
Thanks, and have a great day -- FYI, we will NOT be having an chat next week, as I will be on a much-needed vacation on Thursday.
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