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Abby Woodham
Abby Woodham is an analyst covering passive strategies on Morningstar’s manager research team. She focuses on exchange-traded funds that invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs), master limited partnerships, and commodities. She joined Morningstar in 2012.
Woodham holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago.
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