These ETF shops, broker-dealers, ETF strategists, index providers and others will contend for a plethora of awards. BlackRock's iShares [profile], SSgA [profile], and WisdomTree [profile] lead the pack so far.

Mark Wiedman iShares Senior Managing Director, Global Head

Yesterday Matt Hougan, CEO of ETF.com, revealed the finalists for the publication's 2015 awards. The awards recognize firms, individuals, indexes, and even tickers.

iShares leads so far with 14 finalist spots, while SSgA and WisdomTree landed eight each. Other multi-spot contenders include: Deutsche Bank [profile] (six finalist spots); Goldman Sachs [profile] (five); John Hancock [profile] (four); BioShares, Northern Trust's [profile] FlexShares, MSCI, Pacer, Reality Shares, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and Vanguard [profile] (three each); and Alps [profile], Cantor Fitzgerald [profile], Charles Schwab [profile], New York Life's [profile] IndexIQ, Lattice, Morgan Stanley [profile], Invesco's PowerShares [profile], and ProShares (two each). And 56 others each landed a single finalist spot.

All told, ETF.com has recognized 136 finalists across 30 different categories. No nominations were made one in category, "best new currency ETF", so no finalists were named.

Ronald O'Hanley State Street Global Advisors Chief Executive Officer

The winners will be revealed and honored at ETF.com's annual awards dinner, scheduled for March 16 at Pier 61 in Chelsea Piers in New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. 

Edited by: Neil Anderson, Managing Editor


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