<description>&lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Rodney Comegys is the CIO of Vanguard Capital Management and its Head of Global Equity Indexing, where he oversees $8.5 trillion in index assets across domestic, international, and multi-asset strategies. Rodney joined Vanguard twenty seven years ago and has worked across operations, customer service, risk management, and investing. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Our conversation covers the philosophy and mechanics behind running one of the world's largest index fund operators. We discuss Vanguard's ownership structure, values, product selection, and mechanics of delivering an index fund. We then turn to common issues around indexing, including concentration in U.S. equities, corporate governance, private assets, and AI. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about our Strategic Investments: &lt;a href= "http://www.thema.ai/ted" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.thema.ai/ted&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776383192011000&amp;usg=AOvVaw05IuXNBOC95H94cVwvAXHT"&gt;Thema&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn More&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Follow Ted on Twitter at &lt;a title= "https://twitter.com/tseides?lang=en" href= "https://twitter.com/tseides?lang=en" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/tseides?lang%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776383192011000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ZS_RzsEFk_ywu7VZFt-PY"&gt;@tseides&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a title="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedseides/" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedseides/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedseides/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776383192011000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TkTOWB3tilxAopbN2HkXC"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Subscribe to the &lt;a title="https://capitalallocators.com/" href="https://capitalallocators.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://capitalallocators.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776383192011000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2lCuLYr2VOv10cGw9MYxTN"&gt;mailing list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Access Transcript with &lt;a title= "https://capitalallocators.com/signup" href= "https://capitalallocators.com/signup" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://capitalallocators.com/signup&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776383192011000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2niVTqzyetkfHy9pOibxgL"&gt;Premium Membership&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a title= "https://thepodcastconsultant.com/" href= "https://thepodcastconsultant.com/"&gt;⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title= "https://thepodcastconsultant.com/" href= "https://thepodcastconsultant.com/"&gt;https://thepodcastconsultant.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a title="https://thepodcastconsultant.com/" href="https://thepodcastconsultant.com/"&gt;⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry

Ted Seides – Allocator and Asset Management Expert

Rodney Comegys – The Mechanics of Indexing at Vanguard (EP.498)

APR 20, 202646 MIN
Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry

Rodney Comegys – The Mechanics of Indexing at Vanguard (EP.498)

APR 20, 202646 MIN

Description

Rodney Comegys is the CIO of Vanguard Capital Management and its Head of Global Equity Indexing, where he oversees $8.5 trillion in index assets across domestic, international, and multi-asset strategies. Rodney joined Vanguard twenty seven years ago and has worked across operations, customer service, risk management, and investing. Our conversation covers the philosophy and mechanics behind running one of the world's largest index fund operators. We discuss Vanguard's ownership structure, values, product selection, and mechanics of delivering an index fund. We then turn to common issues around indexing, including concentration in U.S. equities, corporate governance, private assets, and AI. Learn more about our Strategic Investments: Thema. Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠)