Profile
Mr. Robert D.
Nestor, CFA MBA, is a President at Rafferty Asset Management LLC.
Mr. Nestor is responsible for leading all business, product development and distribution strategies for the firm.
He joined the firm in 2018.
He is a member of Direxion’s Executive Management Committee.
Prior to joining Rafferty, Mr. Nestor served as Managing Director and Head of iShares US Smart Beta ETFs, driving commercial strategy in this area.
Prior to this role, he was Head of iShares Product Strategy for BlackRock's U.S.
Wealth Advisory business.
Before joining BlackRock in 2007, Mr. Nestor spent 16 years at The Vanguard Group working in a variety of product and business development roles in both the retail and institutional divisions.
Mr. Nestor holds an M.B.A.
from Drexel University in Finance - Investment Management and B.S.
in Economics from the University of Delaware.
He is also a member of the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia and the CFA Institute.
Former positions of Rob Nestor
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Rafferty Asset Management LLC
 Rafferty Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rafferty Asset Management LLC (RAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1997, the firm provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and subsidiaries of registered investment companies. RAM also serves as the investment advisor and provides advisory services to the Direxion Funds (formerly the Potomac Funds), the Direxion Insurance Trust (formerly the Potomac Insurance Trust) and the Direxion Shares ETF Trust. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-04-30 |
Training of Rob Nestor
| Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics | Undergraduate Degree |
| Lebow College of Business | Masters Business Admin |
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Rafferty Asset Management LLC
Rafferty Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Rafferty Asset Management LLC (RAM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1997, the firm provides investment advisory services to registered investment companies and subsidiaries of registered investment companies. RAM also serves as the investment advisor and provides advisory services to the Direxion Funds (formerly the Potomac Funds), the Direxion Insurance Trust (formerly the Potomac Insurance Trust) and the Direxion Shares ETF Trust. | Finance |
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