The index provider is seeing stronger demand for higher-volatility equity strategies as structured notes, insurance products and structured ETFs increasingly share the same index architecture.
Nasdaq’s custom index offering now spans a broad range of investment strategies and product applications, from Dorsey Wright momentum indices used in structured products and ETFs and Adaptive Volatility strategies deployed in structured ETFs and QIS, to Victory and Dividend indices supporting income products and the Nasdaq CTA Artificial Intelligence Index providing thematic AI exposure. Today, clients are increasingly looking at higher-volatility equity-only approaches, reflecting chang