Michael John (MJ) Lytle
Michael John (MJ) Lytle is Head of Product Innovation at Janus Henderson Investors. He joined the firm in 2024 following Janus Henderson’s acquisition of Tabula. He was Chief Executive Officer at Tabula since its inception in 2018. Previously from 2009, MJ was a founding partner in Source, an investment manager focused on the creation and distribution of ETFs, including a partnership with PIMCO to create and distribute a range of fixed income ETFs. Source was purchased by Invesco in 2017. Prior to Source, MJ spent 18 years at Morgan Stanley with a variety of roles across corporate finance, capital markets origination, trading, sales, equity, fixed income, private wealth, and technology strategy. Most of these roles revolved around fixed income and evolving and expanding investors’ access to the asset class.
MJ earned a BA degree in economics and government from Dartmouth College and an international economics and relations certificate from the London School of Economics. He has 35 years of financial industry experience.
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How are active ETFs reshaping the European investment market?
The European active ETF market, expected to reach US$1 trillion by 2030, will grow through “active core” and “high-conviction active” ETFs, according to Michael John Lytle, who emphasizes aligning offerings with investor needs.
Fixing fixed income: How active ETFs can improve traditional passive approaches
Passive bond ETFs aim to provide representative market exposure, but inadequate market data means they may not deliver what they promise.
Active ETFs: Why and why now?
Active ETFs combine the efficiency benefits of ETFs with innovative exposures that can’t easily be delivered via a passive vehicle.