Christian Magoon

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ABOUT CHRISTIAN MAGOON

Christian Magoon is an advocate of the efficiency, transparency and flexibility that ETFs provide investors. Launching ETFs globally since 2006, Christian continues to contribute to the emergence of ETFs. In 2015 he formed Amplify Investments, an ETF Sponsor which launched its first ETF in April of 2016. As of January 2026Amplify crossed $20 billion in AUM. The firm\'s assets are balanced across innovative income ETFs and breakthrough growth ETFs. Amplify has received numerous \"ETF of the Year\" awards from US asset management publications and was a finalist for “ETF Provider of the Year” in 2025.Christian has been involved in the development and/or launch of many \"first to market\" ETFs including funds focused on blockchain, stablecoins, tokenization, cyber security, active derivative income, online retail, Bitcoin / Ethereum / Solana / XRP target option income, frontier markets, china tech, timber, global water, discounted closed-end funds, BlackSwan strategies, solar energy, spin offs, multi-asset income, US Treasury target option income and SOFR, the secured overnight financing rate.Magoon is a recognized thought leader in the ETF and investment industry. He has been featured as one of \"5 People to Watch in the ETF Industry\" by Institutional Investor, named a \"Top 5 ETF Expert On Twitter\" by ETF Database, dubbed an \"ETF Pioneer\" by Financial Planning and referred to as an “ETF Jedi” by Ignites. Christian\'s Twitter account was one of 20 named to \"The Best Tweets For Your Money\" by the WSJ.Christian formed Magoon Capital in 2010 to provide strategic advice on ETF product development, marketing and distribution. Among a variety of ETF product initiatives, Magoon Capital was notably involved in the creation of the first US and European ETFs focused on cyber security stocks.Previously the President of Claymore, Christian led product development, marketing and distribution of ETFs, CEFs and UITs. He started Claymore\'s ETF division in 2006 which became one of the fastest growing ETF Sponsors in the industry. Claymore was purchased by Guggenheim Partners in late 2009 and its legacy ETF product line was purchased by Invesco in 2017. Specialties: Executive Leadership, Board Member, ETFs, Closed-End Funds, Investment Perspectives, Investment Strategy, Exchange Traded Funds, Social Media, Media Appearances, Public Speaking, Product Development, Branding, Writing, Distribution Strategy, Marketing, Management, Consulting