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5 carry an ETFIQ take with figures of our own.\n Papers by topic\n Flows 16 Bonds 12 Outlooks 9 Themes 8 Crypto 3 Buffer 2 Income 2 By kind of source\n Issuer Bank Industry body Papers\n 1 to 8 of 8\n First Trust \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Oct 15, 2026 \n ETF Newsletter - October 2026 \n First Trust's October 2026 ETF newsletter reports that its AIRR industrials fund fell 22.5% in the third quarter, as stocks tied to AI data centers weakened.\n Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n Investment Company Institute \u00b7 Industry body \u00b7 Jun 5, 2026 \n What\u2019s Next for ETFs: Innovation, Distribution, and the Investor Experience \n In June 2026, the Investment Company Institute previewed its Nashville ETF Conference of June 8 to 10, with ETF share classes, AI and tokenization on the agenda.\n Flows Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n BlackRock \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Jan 13, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n 2026 Trends Shaping Investment Products \n BlackRock's January 2026 trends paper counts more than 4,700 ETFs in the U.S., with over a third launched within the last two years.\n Flows Themes Bonds Read the paper \u2197 \n UBS \u00b7 Bank \u00b7 Jan 6, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n CIO maintains a positive investment outlook for global equities \n UBS's January 2026 note keeps a positive view on global equities and sees around 10% upside by year-end for MSCI's All Country World index.\n Outlooks Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n J.P. Morgan \u00b7 Bank \u00b7 Jan 3, 2026 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n Eye on the Market, Outlook 2026: Smothering Heights \n J.P. Morgan's January 2026 outlook says 42 AI-related firms produced 65%-75% of S&P 500 profits, earnings and capex since late 2022.\n Outlooks Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n State Street Investment Management \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Dec 3, 2025 \n Target AI and policy-led growth from US to emerging markets \n State Street Investment Management's December 2025 outlook says consensus 2026 capital spending estimates for major hyperscalers have reached $519 billion, up from $314 billion.\n Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n State Street Investment Management \u00b7 Issuer \u00b7 Dec 3, 2025 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n Global Market Outlook 2026: Forward with focus \n State Street Investment Management's December 2025 outlook cites consensus estimates that Magnificent 7 capital spending will reach about $520 billion in 2026, over 30% higher.\n Outlooks Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n J.P. Morgan \u00b7 Bank \u00b7 Nov 17, 2025 \u00b7 ETFIQ take\n Outlook 2026: Promise and Pressure \n J.P. Morgan's November 2025 outlook says large US tech companies may spend over $500 billion on capex in 2026, versus $150 billion in 2023.\n Outlooks Themes Read the paper \u2197 \n Firms in the library\n Investment Company Institute 8 State Street Investment Management 6 First Trust 4 Bitwise 3 Vanguard 3 Allianz Investment Management 2 J.P. Morgan 2 BlackRock 1 Calamos 1 Invesco 1 J.P. Morgan Asset Management 1 UBS 1 How the library works\n Each entry is a summary in ETFIQ\u2019s words and a link to the firm\u2019s own page; ETFIQ does not host the papers. Where a paper makes a claim ETFIQ\u2019s data can test, \"The ETFIQ take\" states the paper\u2019s figure and ETFIQ\u2019s figure side by side, dated, with links to the fund, desk or research page. A summary that fails a check is held, never published. How the library is made \n ETFIQ, Research Library: public ETF research, summarized and tested, as of Oct 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/research/library/topic/themes/ Free to use with attribution . Open data \n ETFIQ is not affiliated with any firm listed here; logos identify the source.","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, Research Library: public ETF research, summarized and tested, as of Oct 21, 2026. https://etfiq.com/research/library/topic/themes/"}