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Nearly half of exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors are planning to buy a crypto ETF, matching those who said they\u2019d buy a bond ETF, according to a report from brokerage giant Schwab Asset Management.<\/p>\n

In its ETFs and Beyond report<\/a> released on Thursday, Schwab found that 52% of respondents to its survey were planning to invest in US equities, while 45% said they were interested in crypto ETFs<\/a>, tied in second place with US bonds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bloomberg\u2019s senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said<\/a> in an X post on Thursday that the results were a surprise, given the sheer size of the bond market in comparison.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was also shocking to see crypto tied with bonds for second place in where people plan to invest,\u201d he said. \u201cMajorly punching above weight given crypto is 1% of total ETF aum [assets under management] while bonds are 17%.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: <\/em>Eric Balchunas<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Schwab\u2019s survey polled 2,000 individual investors aged between 25 and 75, with half having either bought or sold ETFs in the past two years, and with at least $25,000 of investable assets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Millennials show higher interest in crypto ETFs<\/h2>\n

The report found that Millennial investors<\/a>, people born between 1981 to 1996 and aged between 29 and 44, showed a higher interest in crypto ETFs than other age brackets.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Roughly 57% of Millennial respondents indicated they planned to invest in crypto through ETFs, compared to 41 % of Gen X<\/a>, people born between 1965 and 1980.<\/p>\n

Millennial investors showed a higher interest in crypto ETFs than other age brackets. Source: <\/em>Schwab Asset Management<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baby boomers, people born between 1946 and 1964, showed the least interest in crypto ETFs, with only 15% indicating they planned to invest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Balchunas said overall, the \u201cwhole survey was super-optimistic\u201d for ETFs in general, with \u201cbasically everyone planning to increase usage,\u201d especially the younger generations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Low cost and accessibility driving ETF adoption\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Key drivers for ETF adoption<\/a> were found to be low costs and accessibility, with 94% of respondents answering ETFs help keep costs down in their portfolios.<\/p>\n

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About half also strongly agreed ETFs allow them to invest in more niche or targeted strategies separate from their long-term portfolio and provide access to other types of asset classes.<\/p>\n

David Botset, the managing director at Schwab Asset Management, said the \u201cworld of investing is undergoing a rapid transformation as individual investors gain access to new asset classes, investing strategies and vehicles.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cETF investors are at the forefront of this evolving landscape. They are using ETFs, which now outnumber individual stocks in the US, not only for low-cost core portfolio investments but also to explore the expanding universe of investment opportunities.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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