{"id":1207,"date":"2025-05-02T15:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2698e922-e3d6-4b0f-817d-5d3d1c5d8d78"},"modified":"2025-06-01T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T18:21:18","slug":"the-trump-put-how-etfs-are-shaping-wild-markets-with-eric-balchunas","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/episode\/the-trump-put-how-etfs-are-shaping-wild-markets-with-eric-balchunas\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump Put & How ETFs are Shaping Wild Markets with Eric Balchunas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can one word from a U.S. president really move markets by 8% in two hours? Bloomberg\u2019s Eric Balchunas calls it the “Trump Put”\u2014and that’s just for <\/strong>starters<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Episode Summary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In this episode, Raise Your Average\u00a0<\/em>hosts Pierre and Mike welcome back Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas<\/strong>, and co-host of Trillions<\/em>, for a dynamic conversation that peels back the curtain on ETF flows, investor psychology, and the growing crossover between crypto and traditional finance. Balchunas unpacks the hidden narratives driving today’s markets\u2014from the surge in passive flows and rebalancing tailwinds, to the rise of \u201cVanguardians\u201d and the Degens chasing leveraged plays. He also explores how mutual fund share classes, private credit, and public-private crossovers are changing the ETF landscape. With his signature humor and razor-sharp insight, Balchunas offers a front-row seat to the evolution of asset management.<\/p>\n

Timestamps:<\/h3>\n

00:00 \u2013 Intro and Eric Balchunas joins the show
\n03:00 \u2013 $333B ETF inflows and the “Vanguard clip”
\n05:45 \u2013 The divergence between retail flows and institutional positioning
\n07:00 \u2013 The “Trump Put” and the 8% rally on one word
\n08:30 \u2013 Degens, leveraged ETFs, and why people keep buying the dip
\n10:00 \u2013 Persistent love for U.S. stocks despite better international value
\n12:00 \u2013 Gold vs. Bitcoin: who’s winning in 2025?
\n14:00 \u2013 Bitcoin’s improving volatility profile and \u201cbetter owners\u201d
\n16:00 \u2013 Why Bitcoin ETFs are changing the game
\n18:30 \u2013 Cognitive dissonance: crypto purists vs. TradFi adoption
\n21:00 \u2013 Passive power, BlackRock conspiracies, and Bogle\u2019s last stand
\n27:30 \u2013 ETF transparency vs. mutual fund mythology
\n30:00 \u2013 Mutual fund ETF share classes: game changer or Trojan horse?
\n34:00 \u2013 Private credit and public-private crossover ETFs
\n38:30 \u2013 Why XOVR\u2019s SpaceX bet caught fire
\n40:00 \u2013 The veil lifts on private equity NAV \u201cmagic\u201d
\n43:00 \u2013 Active ETFs: rebirth, reinvention, or just beta repackaged?
\n50:00 \u2013 The final frontier: alts, liquidity, and the ETF trust factor<\/p>\n

#RaiseYourAverage #EricBalchunas #Bloomberg #ETFs #BitcoinETF #Vanguard #PrivateCredit #MutualFunds #TrumpPut #CryptoMarkets #GoldVsBitcoin #ETFFlows #InvestmentStrategy #MarketInsightsCopyright \u00a9 AdvisorAnalyst.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can one word from a U.S. president really move markets by 8% in two hours? Bloomberg\u2019s Eric Balchunas calls it the “Trump Put”\u2014and that’s just for <\/strong>starters<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Episode Summary:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

nIn this episode, Raise Your Average <\/em>hosts Pierre and Mike welcome back Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas<\/strong>, and co-host of Trillions<\/em>, for a dynamic conversation that peels back the curtain on ETF flows, investor psychology, and the growing crossover between crypto and traditional finance. Balchunas unpacks the hidden narratives driving today’s markets\u2014from the surge in passive flows and rebalancing tailwinds, to the rise of \u201cVanguardians\u201d and the Degens chasing leveraged plays. He also explores how mutual fund share classes, private credit, and public-private crossovers are changing the ETF landscape. With his signature humor and razor-sharp insight, Balchunas offers a front-row seat to the evolution of asset management.<\/p>\n

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    Timestamps:<\/h3>\n

    00:00 \u2013 Intro and Eric Balchunas joins the shownn03:00 \u2013 $333B ETF inflows and the “Vanguard clip”nn05:45 \u2013 The divergence between retail flows and institutional positioningnn07:00 \u2013 The “Trump Put” and the 8% rally on one wordnn08:30 \u2013 Degens, leveraged ETFs, and why people keep buying the dipnn10:00 \u2013 Persistent love for U.S. stocks despite better international valuenn12:00 \u2013 Gold vs. Bitcoin: who’s winning in 2025?nn14:00 \u2013 Bitcoin’s improving volatility profile and \u201cbetter owners\u201dnn16:00 \u2013 Why Bitcoin ETFs are changing the gamenn18:30 \u2013 Cognitive dissonance: crypto purists vs. TradFi adoptionnn21:00 \u2013 Passive power, BlackRock conspiracies, and Bogle\u2019s last standnn27:30 \u2013 ETF transparency vs. mutual fund mythologynn30:00 \u2013 Mutual fund ETF share classes: game changer or Trojan horse?nn34:00 \u2013 Private credit and public-private crossover ETFsnn38:30 \u2013 Why XOVR\u2019s SpaceX bet caught firenn40:00 \u2013 The veil lifts on private equity NAV \u201cmagic\u201dnn43:00 \u2013 Active ETFs: rebirth, reinvention, or just beta repackaged?nn50:00 \u2013 The final frontier: alts, liquidity, and the ETF trust factorn<\/p>\n

    #RaiseYourAverage #EricBalchunas #Bloomberg #ETFs #BitcoinETF #Vanguard #PrivateCredit #MutualFunds #TrumpPut #CryptoMarkets #GoldVsBitcoin #ETFFlows #InvestmentStrategy #MarketInsightsnnnnCopyright \u00a9 AdvisorAnalyst.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1208,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/episode\/1207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/episode"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/episode"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/episode\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1219,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/episode\/1207\/revisions\/1219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisoranalyst.com\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}