VettaFi Named Best U.S. Index Overall Provider at 2026 ETF Express Awards

by Elle Caruso Fitzgerald of VettaFi, 10/23/26

VettaFi Named Best U.S. Index Overall Provider at 2026 ETF Express Awards

VettaFi has been recognized as the Best U.S. Index Overall Provider at the ETF Express U.S. ETF Awards 2026, building on a standout year of index innovation, strategic acquisitions, and product milestone growth across the ETP landscape.

Key Takeaways

  • VettaFi earned top honors as Best U.S. Index Overall Provider at the ETF Express U.S. ETF Awards 2026, reflecting major index expansion across core equity, defense, infrastructure, and energy benchmark offerings.
  • Index-linked products achieved massive milestone growth, including the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) reaching $10 billion in AUM after doubling assets year to date.
  • Strategic partnerships and indexing enhancements expanded across major issuer suites, including Schwab’s RAFI fundamental strategies and ALPS’ equal sector weight implementation.

Index Partnerships Drive ETF Asset Milestones

“Winning best index provider is a huge honor that really reflects the hard work our team has put into becoming a unique index partner, not just an index provider,” said Dalton Easterwood, head of index product at VettaFi. “We’ve had an incredible 12 months expanding our index business. Seeing the industry recognize our growth and product innovation makes me proud of everything we’ve built together.”

Eric Klein, senior index product developer, and Nandhini Sridhar, index product developer, accepted the award on behalf of VettaFi at the ETF Express U.S. ETF Awards 2026 on October 22.

The industry recognition follows impressive momentum for ETFs linked to VettaFi indices. Following strong investor interest in disciplined valuation and fundamental screens, the VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) doubled its assets under management year to date, crossing $10 billion.

Similarly, Schwab’s suite of fundamental index strategies built on RAFI™ Indices benchmarks achieved record asset levels. Both the Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF (FNDX) and the Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF (FNDF) surged to $25 billion in assets. Meanwhile, the Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF (FNDE) climbed to $10 billion in total assets.