Cathie Wood on Elon's Plan to Combine SpaceX & XAI | ETF IQ 2/2/2026

The ETF IQ podcast episode centers on the latest trends and news within the ETF industry, including significant inflows in January, particularly into Vanguard ETFs (VU) and emerging markets (EM). Vanguard CEO Salim Ramji discusses the company's recent fee cuts, driven by their client ownership structure and growth, and their approach to both passive and active funds, emphasizing the importance of low costs. Bryon Lake from Goldman Sachs Asset Management discusses the acquisition of Innovator Capital Management and the growing interest in defined outcome ETFs, while also predicting the ETF industry will achieve $30 trillion by 2030. The hosts also discuss the traffic light system, which ranks ETFs by risk levels, and interview Cathie Wood from ARK Invest on their venture fund.