A recent survey shows that 99% of 325 global investor firms are interested in acquiring private market assets through ETFs, highlighting the growing demand for private equity investments among institutional and retail investors. Despite regulatory limitations on illiquid asset holdings in ETFs, there is a clear appetite for greater access to private markets, with expectations that public and private markets may eventually converge.
Investors with an interest in private market exposure should closely monitor the development of ETFs that aim to include private assets, as they represent a growing trend toward democratizing access to high-yield private equity investments. Despite current limitations on illiquid assets in ETFs, the anticipated convergence of public and private markets suggests future opportunities for increased liquidity and accessibility, paving the way for retail investors to engage with promising private equities like SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI.