Equity Strategist
Brian Manby is an Equity Strategist at WisdomTree and part of the Investment Strategy team.
He is responsible for developing and communicating equity market insights, investment themes, and portfolio strategies that support the firm’s ETF and investment solutions platform. He evaluates sectors, valuations, fundamentals and equity styles to identify investment opportunities and provide actionable perspectives to clients and advisors. He also helps investors understand how WisdomTree’s equity strategies can be used to achieve long-term investment objectives in evolving market environments.
Brian joined WisdomTree in October 2018 as an Investment Strategy Analyst after a few years as a Consultant for FactSet Research Systems, Inc. He earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Connecticut in 2016 and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 2022.
Different holdings can fall together when market stress exposes shared risks. Brian Manby examines how trend following, option income and commodities offer distinct approaches to broadening portfolio return sources when volatility resurfaces.
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Traditional developed international allocations can miss major companies supporting the global AI buildout because Taiwan and South Korea remain outside the MSCI EAFE universe. Brian Manby makes the case for broadening the developed market opportunity set and explains how the WisdomTree True Developed International Fund (DOL) applies that approach within a dividend-focused strategy.
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WisdomTree expands its systematic alternatives lineup with WSLS and WTAL, two new ETFs designed to pursue differentiated sources of alpha through quantitative long/short strategies. Brian Manby explains how the funds apply this approach across U.S. small caps and global equities.
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The NASDAQ 100 fell 6.6% in July. Brian Manby explains how the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund (QGRW) limited its decline to 1.6% by exiting Tesla before a 22% slide and maintaining Amazon amid an ongoing style debate.
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The second half of 2026 could look stronger than many investors expect, with resilient earnings and AI investment continuing to support equities. Jeff Weniger and Brian Manby summarize the key themes from WisdomTree's H2 2026 Economic & Market Outlook, explaining why they remain constructive on U.S. stocks and small caps.
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NVIDIA’s 2,400% dividend increase is reshaping the U.S. dividend landscape. Brian Manby explains why the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) looks beyond dividend track records to identify tomorrow’s dividend growth leaders.
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