Hoya Capital Real Estate, LLC is a Connecticut Registered Investment Advisor. Hoya Capital Research & Index Innovations is an affiliated research and index provider. Hoya Capital Real Estate advises ETFs and individual accounts focused on investing in portfolios of publicly-traded commercial and residential real estate companies and exchange-traded funds. Hoya Capital Research is one of the most widely-followed voices in the real estate industry, providing market commentary and coverage across the U.S. ETF Express Award Methodology
Awards are based on a “peer review system” whereby ETF Express readers – including institutional and high net worth advisors, managers, and other industry professionals at fund administrators, prime brokers, custodians, and advisers – are invited to elect a “best in class” in a series of categories via an online survey. There were 1,202 votes cast in total. ETF Express worked with Algo-Chain to pre-select ETF Providers in each category based on investment performance during the twelve month period of May 2018-May 2019 leading up to the award selection. Subjective categories did not have pre-selected categories. In each category, the firms with the most votes at the end of the voting period are subject to a final review by ETF Express’s Senior Editorial team. Awarded on October 24, 2019. ETF.com Award Methodology
Winners are selected in a three-part process designed to leverage the insights and opinions of leaders throughout the ETF industry. Step 1: The awards process began with open nominations, which started Dec. 4, 2019, and closed Jan. 4, 2020. Self-nominations were accepted, and nominations were not limited to a maximum number of categories. Step 2: Following the open nominations process, the ETF.com Awards Nominating Committee—made up of ETF.com editorial staff—reviews nominations. Nominations are screened for eligibility (appropriate timing and category). If more than five unique entries are received in the nominations process, the members of the Nominating Committee force-ranked their top five, resulting in a final slate for each category. Votes were resolved on a majority basis, and ties broken where possible with head-to-head runoff votes. If ties could not be broken, more than five finalists were allowed. The Nomination Committee completed its work by Jan. 10, 2020. Shortly thereafter, the nominees were published on ETF.com. Step 3: Winners among these finalists were selected by a majority vote of the ETF.com Awards Selection Committee, a group of independent ETF experts from across the ETF community. Committee members recused themselves from voting in any category in which they or their firms appear as finalists. Ties were decided where possible with head-to-head runoff votes. Voting was completed by Jan. 31, 2019. Categories: ‘Best New US Equity ETF’ is awarded to an ETF Launched in 2019 that is judged by the ETF Awards Nominating Committee to be the best new ETF of the year in the equity category. ‘Most Innovative New ETF’ is awarded to an ETF Launched in 2019 that is judged by the ETF Awards Nominating Committee to be the most innovative new ETF of the year. ‘New ETF Issuer of the Year’ ETF’ is awarded to an ETF Issuer that launched their first fund in that year that is judged by the ETF Awards Nominating Committee to be the best new ETF issuer.
