# @blackrock on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=zB7srCbR2Vc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34908809-blackrock-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-26T04:01:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BlackRock (@BlackRock) — https://gondola.cc/BlackRock

## Caption

Jay explains the “be, beat, modify” equity framework — a simple but powerful way to think about building portfolios. ETFs are no longer just passive vehicles — they’re reshaping how investors approach equity markets in 2025. 

In this Ask Me Anything edition of The Bid, Jay Jacobs, U.S. Head of Equity ETFs at BlackRock, answers listener questions on active ETFs, thematic strategies, and the forces transforming global capital markets.

This conversation offers a roadmap for investors navigating market volatility, megaforces, and the evolving ETF landscape.

Key moments:
00:12 Understanding Equity Markets
00:48 Building a Portfolio: Be the Market
01:14 Enhancing Returns: Beat the Market
02:00 Managing Risk: Modify the Market
02:49 Factor Exposures in 2025
03:25 Systematic Strategies for Factor Rotation
03:55 Outcome-Oriented Strategies

🎧Check out the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/56rc5KHG6Btk19lEAmw7I2

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This content is for informational purposes only and is not an offer or a solicitation. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the listener. Reference to the names of each company mentioned in this communication is merely for explaining the investment strategy and should not be construed as investment advice or investment recommendation of those companies. For full disclosures go to Blackrock.com/corporate/compliance/bid-disclosures

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markets, activeetfs, thebidpodcast, etfs, megaforces, ai, investing

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