WINDSOR, Conn., and
DENVER, Feb. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C
Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced
that SS&C ALPS Advisors has partnered with GSI Capital Advisors
and Blue Tractor Group to launch the ALPS Active REIT ETF (Nasdaq:
REIT). The ETF provides access to an active and flexible real
estate investment trust (REIT) investment strategy in a low-cost,
tax-efficient ETF structure.
REIT investments provide income, portfolio diversification, and
potential for long-term total return. The ALPS Active REIT ETF
(Nasdaq: REIT) offers investors a research-driven, high
conviction, flexible investment process and the ability to invest
across the spectrum of both core and non-core
REITs.
"Our team is committed to providing advisors and institutions
with industry-leading investment solutions," said Laton Spahr*,
President of SS&C ALPS Advisors. "The ALPS Active REIT ETF
(Nasdaq: REIT) is part of our natural evolution to expand investor
access to actively-managed, alpha-generating institutional-quality
investment managers." SS&C's award-winning ETF Services team
will provide a full range of support solutions for the REIT
ETF.
"GSI Capital Advisors is excited to partner with SS&C ALPS
Advisors to bring our boutique investment approach and 50-plus
years of collective investment experience to an innovative
investment product. The ALPS Active REIT ETF enables access to our
active REIT strategy in an investor-friendly, cost-efficient
structure," said Craig Leupold, CEO
of GSI Capital Advisors. "Our focused expertise in the publicly
traded real estate securities space makes us ideally suited to
deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns to investors seeking to
add REITs to their portfolios."
"Our Shielded Alpha℠ ETF structure permits active portfolio
management within an ETF wrapper," said Terry Norman, founder of Blue Tractor Group.
"We're thrilled to be working with both SS&C ALPS Advisors and
GSI Capital Advisors to provide the technology to support the
introduction of this active REIT strategy in a way that benefits
both investors and asset managers."
"We're delighted to be launching REIT, the first
semi-transparent ETF listed on Nasdaq," said Giang Bui, Head of Exchange Traded Products at
Nasdaq. "As the inventor of the first fully electronic market back
in 1971, Nasdaq has a 50-year history of driving innovation that is
reshaping the capital markets ecosystem. Today's launch in
collaboration with SS&C ALPS Advisors further advances our
efforts in transforming the rapidly evolving ETF space."
For more information, please visit www.alpsfunds.com.
*Registered Representative of ALPS Distributors, Inc.
ALPS Advisors, Inc., ALPS Distributors, Inc. and ALPS Portfolio
Solutions Distributor, Inc. are affiliated.
ALPS Portfolio Solutions Distributor, Inc., FINRA Member.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global
provider of services and software for the financial services and
healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered
in Windsor, Connecticut, and has
offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and
healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to
small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale,
and technology. Additional information about SS&C (Nasdaq:
SSNC) is available at www.ssctech.com.
About SS&C ALPS Advisors
SS&C ALPS Advisors,
Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies, Inc., is
a leading provider of investment products for advisors and
institutions. Headquartered in Denver,
CO with $14.9 billion under
management as of December 31, 2020,
ALPS Advisors is an open architecture boutique investment manager
offering portfolio building blocks, active insight, and an
unwavering drive to guide clients to investment outcomes across
sustainable income, thematic and alternative growth strategies. For
more information, visit www.alpsfunds.com.
About GSI Capital Advisors
GSI Capital Advisors LLC is
an investment manager with proven and focused expertise
capitalizing on investment opportunities in publicly traded real
estate securities, primarily REITs. The firm has a seasoned
leadership and portfolio management team with extensive industry
experience. Led by Craig Leupold and
Nicholas Tannura, GSI Capital
Advisors is management-owned and headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.
About Blue Tractor
Blue Tractor Group, LLC develops
proprietary solutions to facilitate novel exchange-traded fund
products. Blue Tractor's Shielded Alpha℠ ETF structure (patent
pending) permits active portfolio management within an ETF wrapper,
while fully shielding a fund's proprietary alpha strategy. More
information is available at bluetractorgroup.com.
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