Christopher Gannatti, CFA

Global Head of Research


Christopher Gannatti began at WisdomTree as a Research Analyst in December 2010, working directly with Jeremy Schwartz, CFA®, Director of Research. In January of 2014, he was promoted to Associate Director of Research where he was responsible to lead different groups of analysts and strategists within the broader Research team at WisdomTree. In February of 2018, Christopher was promoted to Head of Research, Europe, where he was based out of WisdomTree’s London office and was responsible for the full WisdomTree research effort within the European market, as well as supporting the UCITs platform globally. In November 2021, Christopher was promoted to Global Head of Research, now responsible for numerous communications on investment strategy globally, particularly in the thematic equity space. Christopher came to WisdomTree from Lord Abbett, where he worked for four and a half years as a Regional Consultant. He received his MBA in Quantitative Finance, Accounting, and Economics from NYU’s Stern School of Business in 2010, and he received his bachelor’s degree from Colgate University in Economics in 2006. Christopher is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst Designation.

Latest Insights From Christopher Gannatti

On a recent episode of the Behind the Markets podcast, Jeremy Schwartz and Christopher Gannatti spoke with Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Wedbush Securities. They discuss the current state of the tech market and its comparison to 1995, AI beyond Nvidia and predictions for biotech in 2024. 
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Growth investing has performed strongly within U.S. equities for over a decade, however, last month the markets saw a distinct shift and the performance of value-oriented strategies accelerated. Christopher Gannatti demonstrates this shift by comparing some value funds to a few growth strategies. 

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When we speak with investors, the question of valuation is probably the most popular point that tends to come up, especially with tech-oriented topics. Christopher Gannatti takes a deep dive into the valuation, profitability and growth of the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity Index and the BVP Nasdaq Emerging Cloud Index. 
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One of the biggest stories of the first quarter of 2024 in U.S. ETFs has been the launch of 11 distinct spot bitcoin strategies. Christopher Gannatti delves into the rise of spot bitcoin ETFs, the upcoming halving event, and how supply and demand is shaping the trajectory of bitcoin’s valuation. 
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The Nasdaq 100 Index has delivered incredibly strong performance since the global financial crisis of 2008–09. Christopher Gannatti reviews the performance of our U.S. Quality Growth Fund and U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund compared to the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ), which tracks the returns of the Nasdaq 100. 
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Gold prices have reached new highs this month. Will gold miners catch up? Against this backdrop, Christopher Gannatti and Nitesh Shah compare our gold strategies to VanEck Gold Miners ETF and SPDR Gold Shares. 

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Actionable Ideas

As 2023 draws to a close, what will 2024 have in store for investors? It appears this Fed rate hike cycle is over and now we pivot to potential rate cuts. But not until inflation has sufficiently cooled. As we've seen before, a lot can happen in the meantime.

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Marking to Market: 2024 Outlook

As 2023 draws to a close, what will 2024 have in store for investors? It appears this Fed rate hike cycle is over and now we pivot to potential rate cuts. But not until inflation has sufficiently cooled. As we've seen before, a lot can happen in the meantime.

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Can We Westernize the Battery Supply Chain?
In a conversation from March 30, 2023, Christopher Gannatti, WisdomTree Global Head of Research, and Adam Woods, Senior Research Analyst, Global Coal Markets, for Wood Mackenzie, discuss the energy storage space as well as some of the intersections between these dynamics and the specific WisdomTree investment strategy.
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Why WisdomTree Believes the BioRevolution Could Deliver Strongly in 2024
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Invest in the Future with Artificial Intelligence
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Webinar Replay: AI and the Markets
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Beyond the Macro, To the Potential of the BioRevolution
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As the Digital World Expands Massively, We Have to Secure It!
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Nasdaq TradeTalks: The WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund
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BioRevolution: Hacking the Code of Life
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