2021 Shortlists:
Issuer Categories
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Amplify Investments
Cambria Investment
Defiance ETFs
GraniteShares
Renaissance Capital
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
American Century
Nuveen
Pacer
Principal Global Investors
Xtrackers
DB-DWS BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($5BN-$50BN)
Direxion/Rafferty
Global X
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
VanEck
BEST US EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($50BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
Charles Schwab
First Trust
Invesco
Vanguard
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Davis Selected Advisors
Direxion/Rafferty
Empowered Funds
Northern Trust/FlexShares
Nuveen
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$10BN)
American Century
First Trust
Goldman Sachs
Invesco
JP Morgan
BEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($10BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
Charles Schwab
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
Vanguard
WisdomTree
BEST EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
American Century
Direxion/Rafferty
Northern Trust/FlexShares
Victory
Xtrackers/DB-DWS
BEST EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
Charles Schwab
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
Vanguard
WisdomTree
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Hartford Funds
IndexIQ
Innovator
Pacer
Principal Global Investors
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
Fidelity
Franklin Templeton
Global X
JP Morgan
ProShares
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($5BN-$25BN)
First Trust
Guggenheim Funds
PIMCO
VanEck
Xtrackers/DB-DWS
BEST US FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($25BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
Charles Schwab
Invesco
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
Vanguard
BEST INTERNATIONAL FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
BlackRock/iShares
First Trust
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
VanEck
Vanguard
BEST COMMODITY ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Direxion/Rafferty
First Trust
GraniteShares
Teucrium Trading
BEST MIXED-ALLOCATION ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
Amplify Investments
Aptus Capital Advisors
Rational Advisors
Toroso Investments
WisdomTree
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Cambria Investment
Columbia Threadneedle
KraneShares
Siren ETFs
Vident Investment Advisory
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$10BN)
Fidelity
Global X
Nuveen
Principal Global Investors
VanEck
BEST SMART BETA EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($10BN+)
Charles Schwab
First Trust
Invesco
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
Vanguard
BEST SMART BETA FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Columbia Threadneedle
Innovator
Pacer
ProShares
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
BEST SMART BETA FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
Guggenheim Funds
Invesco
Northern Trust/FlexShares
VanEck
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Amplify Investments
Goldman Sachs
GraniteShares
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Rational Advisors
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($1BN-$5BN)
American Century
Fidelity
Janus Henderson
KraneShares
Toroso Investments
BEST ACTIVE ETF ISSUER ($5BN+)
ARK Investments
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Invesco
JP Morgan
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
BEST THEMATIC ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Advisor Shares
Goldman Sachs
KraneShares
O’Shares Investment Advisers
Siren ETFs
BEST THEMATIC ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
Amplify Investments
ARK Investments
Global X
ProShares
State Street Global Advisors/SPDR
BEST ESG EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($100M-$1BN)
Global X
IndexIQ
KraneShares
Northern Trust/FlexShares
VanEck
BEST ESG EQUITY ETF ISSUER ($1BN+)
BlackRock/iShares
First Trust
Invesco
Nuveen
Vanguard
BEST ESG FIXED INCOME ETF ISSUER ($100M+)
BlackRock/iShares
Inspire/CWM Advisors
Nuveen
PIMCO BEST LEVERAGED & INVERSE ETF ISSUER (including ETNs)
Barclays Capital
BMO/RexShares
Credit Suisse/VelocityShares
Direxion/Rafferty
ProShares
Service Provider Categories
MOST INNOVATIVE ETF ISSUER
Direxion
Global X
ProShares
Service Provider Categories
BEST OVERALL ETF LIQUIDITY PROVIDER/MARKET MAKER
Jane Street
SIG (Susquehanna)
Virtu
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - EQUITY ETFs
BofA Securities
GTS
Penserra
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - FIXED INCOME ETFs
Jane Street
JP Morgan
Virtu
BEST MARKET MAKER/AUTHORISED PARTICIPANT - COMMODITY ETFs
Jane Street
SIG (Susquehanna)
Virtu
BEST US EXCHANGE FOR LISTING ETFs
Cboe
Nasdaq
NYSE
BEST US EXCHANGE FOR TRADING ETFs
Cboe
Nasdaq
NYSE
BEST US INDEX OVERALL PROVIDER
FTSE Russell
Solactive
S&P Dow Jones Indices
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - EQUITY ETFs
FTSE Russell
ICE (NYSE)
S-Networks
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - FIXED INCOME ETFs
FTSE Russell
IHS Markit
MSCI
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - COMMODITY ETFs
ICE (NYSE)
Solactive
S&P Dow Jones Indices
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - ESG ETFs
Indxx
MSCI
S&P Dow Jones Indices
BEST INDEX PROVIDER - EMERGING MARKETS ETFs
FTSE Russell
MSCI
Solactive
BEST CAPITAL MARKETS TEAM
Goldman Sachs
Franklin Templeton
JP Morgan
BEST INSTITUTIONAL ETF BROKER
Goldman Sachs
Interactive Brokers
Morgan Stanley
BEST RETAIL ETF BROKER
Charles Schwab
Fidelity
Morgan Stanley
BEST ETF CUSTODIAN
BNY Mellon
State Street
U.S. Bank
BEST ETF PLATFORM
Exchange Traded Concepts
MarketAxess
Tradeweb
BEST ETF DISTRIBUTOR
Exchange Traded Concepts
Foreside
SS&C ALPS
BEST ETF BACK OFFICE TECH PROVIDER
BNY Mellon
Brown Brothers
Harriman
State Street
BEST ETF MIDDLE OFFICE TECH PROVIDER
APEX
BNY Mellon
Truss Edge
BEST ETF DATA VENDOR
ETFdb
ETF Logic
ICE
BEST ETF RESEARCH PROVIDER
AltaVista Research
CFRA
ETF Action
BEST ETF LAW FIRM
K&L Gates
Ropes & Gray
Morgan Lewis
BEST ETF REGULATORY/COMPLIANCE ADVISER
Brown Brothers Harriman
Dechert
Stradley Ronon
BEST ETF AUDITOR
BBD
KPMG
PWC
BEST OVERALL ETF ADMINISTRATOR
BNY Mellon
State Street
U.S. Bank
BEST ETF ADMINISTRATOR - EQUITY ETFs
BNY Mellon
SEI
State Street
BEST ETF ADMINISTRATOR - FIXED INCOME ETFs
Nottingham
SEI
UMB
BEST US WHITE LABEL PLATFORM
Alpha Architects
ETF Managers Group
Exchange Traded Concepts
BEST US PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS FIRM
Arro Communications
Gregory FCA
Macmillan Communications