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The ETFs Show: thematic investing is all about sectors of tomorrow

Howie Li, head of ETFs at Legal & General Investment Management, on thematic and and sector investing.

15th April 2021 17:26

by Tom Bailey from interactive investor

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Tom is joined by Howie Li, the head of ETFs at Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), to discuss thematic and sector investing, the sectors of tomorrow and future plans for LGIM.

Highlights

0:37 – the genesis of thematic investing with ETFs

1:30 – the distinction between thematic and sector investing

4:45 - sectors of tomorrow and the liquidity risk of some thematic ETFs

8:43 – details of the L&G Hydrogen Economy ETF (LSE:HTWO)

16:53 – a thematic ETF: from embryonic stage to realisation

21:26 – avoiding fads and unsustainable bubbles

24:17 – thematic ETF investing in 10 years’ time

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