ETFs Offer Gateway to Once-Inaccessible Private Markets

Lately it seems as if most roads lead to the democratization of private markets.

ETF Trends • Aug 18, 2025

3 Thoughts on Retail Advisors & Private Equity for 2H

Retail investing has long proved a tantalizing prospect for private equity players. Traditionally a space for limited partners with huge asset pools, like family offices, endowments, pension programs, high net worth individuals (HWNI) and more, private equity funds saw their doors open just slightly more to retail investors in May.

ETF Trends • Aug 5, 2025

PSP: Stay Away From This ETF, Strong Sell

PSP is a strong sell due to persistent underperformance versus SPY and its high expense ratio, eroding any potential alpha. Private equity exposure can be achieved more efficiently by directly holding top players like Blackstone, KKR, and Ares, avoiding ETF fees. PSP's asset mix dilutes returns by combining best-in-class managers with weaker players, resulting in subpar performance.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 7, 2025

PSP: An Efficient Avenue to Private Equity Access

The investing landscape is littered with vehicles that have auras of exclusivity. It feels as though it's off-limits to ordinary investors.

ETF Trends • May 7, 2025

PE Defense Investment Surges In Early 2025 As Geopolitics Drives Change

Private equity investment in defense swelled in early 2025, even as the investment landscape is quickly shifting in both the US and Europe. Recent policy decisions are changing the field of play for private equity defense investors.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 22, 2025

Making Strides: The Push to Democratize Private Equity

The tried and trusted 60/40 portfolio allocation model has prevailed time and time again. But investors are increasingly looking to include private assets as part of the pie.

ETF Trends • Feb 21, 2025

Where Does The IPO Market Go In 2025?

The private equity market will likely drive IPO volumes higher than 2024, but the strength of the PE market could cap the size of deals brought to the market. Activity in the US IPO market started off as a trickle, but a flurry of activity in the last week of January brought the YTD total to $3.6 billion. The weighted average equity price performance of U.S. IPOs by sector shows that every sector was higher on average by day 50 post-issuance, with information technology being the highest at 30.7%.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 11, 2025

Japan In The Spotlight; Blockchain In AI's Shadow

As the global private equity industry took tentative steps toward recovery in 2024, Japan raced ahead. The value of private equity investment in Japan jumped nearly 41% over the prior-year total in 2024, far outpacing the 25% year-over-year gain in global private equity deal value, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 1, 2025

Collect 12% Yields By Investing Like A Billionaire In 2025

If you've been investing for a while, you've probably thought about private equity more than once. Adding exposure to “PE” firms, which buy and sell privately held businesses, is a great way to diversify beyond the big names of the S&P 500.

Forbes • Dec 3, 2024

PSP: Not My Preferred Private Markets Play

The Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF offers exposure to the private markets industry via publicly traded vehicles. PSP has delivered relatively weak historical performance for investors relative to the broader market. The ETF is highly diversified and includes significant exposure to BDCs.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 19, 2024