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Apollo's partnership with State Street to create a public-private ETF is a proof point for bringing private assets into public market wrappers.

State Street launched a new ETF based on the Nasdaq 100, but no directional read on State Street's performance.

State Street's adoption of Lightwell indicates custodial banks require robust security for open-source components.

Management raised full-year 2026 guidance significantly across revenue, NII, and expense, reflecting strong organic growth and improved deposit balances, pointing to a positive outlook and continued margin expansion.

State Street reported second quarter 2026 earnings with adjusted EPS of $3.65 beating estimates.

State Street reported second quarter 2026 earnings with adjusted EPS of $3.65 beating estimates.

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Goldman raised price target on State Street to $194, signaling bullish analyst view.

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Early Q2 ETP inflows for Nasdaq 100 ETFs reached $15 billion as of April 20, rebounding from a weak Q1, driven by institutional and international adoption. — Robust ETF issuance for Nasdaq 100 boosts AUM and fee revenue for BlackRock, State Street, and Invesco as they launch new products.

Notes scale benefits for asset managers

Management has raised its full-year 2026 guidance for fee revenue and NII growth, driven by strong first-quarter results and positive operating leverage, indicating a confident outlook.

Trenholme states the new model allows clients to "settle against us from any custodian in the market and their custodian of choice." This "custodian agnostic" approach is a massive catalyst for the largest institutional custodians. As trading friction drops, the velocity of assets held at BNY Mellon, State Street, and Coinbase Prime will increase, driving higher custody and settlement fees without requiring the custodians to take execution risk. Long the custody layer as the primary beneficiaries of the "unlocked" institutional capital. Fee compression in the custody sector or a shift toward self-custody technologies (MPC) bypassing third parties.

Apollo's PRIV ETF with State Street is growing in size and is among top performers in its category, suggesting strong client adoption of liquid private credit products.

Management's guidance points to continued positive operating leverage and margin expansion in 2026, driven by strong fee revenue growth, NII improvement, and productivity savings, indicating a positive outlook for the company.

Ameriprise is expanding its back-office outsourcing with State Street, creating a unified global operating model for Columbia Threadneedle funds, which signals deepening consolidation among asset managers and a shift toward technology-driven efficiency. — This move reduces Ameriprise's own cost base and could pressure other asset managers to follow suit, benefiting large custodians like State Street while pressuring smaller, less efficient competitors.

State Street is investing in on-prem AI inferencing with IBM's Z17, highlighting demand for secure, low-latency AI in financial services.