According to Eric Balchunas, Raymond James said it is actively exploring mutual fund-to-ETF conversions and will not add ETF share classes, as relayed in comments shared on X on Dec 11, 2025 (source: Eric Balchunas, X, Dec 11, 2025). Balchunas also reported that Merrill is more bullish on conversions than share classes, calling conversions cleaner, and noted that assets have doubled post-conversion based on Merrill’s remarks (source: Eric Balchunas, X, Dec 11, 2025). For traders, these statements highlight that conversions may concentrate AUM growth and secondary-market liquidity in converted ETFs relative to share-class structures, anchored by the reported post-conversion asset doubling (source: Eric Balchunas, X, Dec 11, 2025). The post did not reference crypto ETFs, and no direct impact on BTC or ETH was indicated in the source (source: Eric Balchunas, X, Dec 11, 2025).