Natixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETF

LSGR

Market cap $542M

Large cap growth funds and ETFs certainly performed well in 2024, and institutional investors remain confident that we'll see more growth in 2025. That was one of the big takeaways from the 2025 Natixis Institutional Outlook Survey.

Since the 2024 U.S. elections came to a close, many of Wall Street's major indexes have posted strong results. Along with bitcoin and Tesla stock, the broader equity market has continued to see compelling results.

On Monday, First Manhattan started off the week with the launch of the FM Compounders Equity ETF (FMCE).  FMCE is an actively managed fund with a net expense ratio of 0.70%.

Quarter after quarter, the U.S. economy is continuing its path of expansion.   At the end of October, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers.

Much of the market's attention in 2024 has been dedicated to mega-cap tech companies. However, new things could be on the horizon for 2025.

Natixis Investment Managers recently released its 2024 Global Survey of Financial Advisors. In it, advisors worldwide weighed in on what their clients were asking the most questions about.

When seeking an opportunity heading into the last quarter of the year, investors need to look no further than the Natixis Loomis Sayles Focused Growth ETF (LSGR). The actively managed fund outperforms the broad equity market and its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Given that the Federal Reserve's rate-cutting cycle has begun, investors should assess which equities offer strong growth prospects. While large-cap tech stocks have dominated investor attention for most of the year, overvaluation concerns are now starting to be raised.

Lately, advisors and investors have viewed the monthly jobs reports from the U.S. Department of Labor with trepidation, fearful that weaker jobs data could indicate a risk of recession. These fears played out earlier in September, with the market plunging as the report showed lower-than-expected job growth.

With Wednesday's CPI report providing as-expected results, investor and advisor confidence is mounting for a September rate cut from the Federal Reserve. According to the report, the consumer price index increased 0.2% last month.