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Q2 ETF Asset Report: Bond Funds Lead the Charge (JNK, QQQ, DIA, BND, VWO, EEM)
Eric Dutram: The second quarter was, despite the overall market turmoil, a pretty solid one for the broad ETF industry. A handful of new funds hit the markets Read more…
What To Do With An Old Retirement Plan After You Leave Your Employer? (VTI, BND, GLD)
Nilus Mattive: I often write about more advanced approaches to investing and retirement issues — but the most frequent question I hear is a much simpler one. In fact, a relative just e-mailed me the other day to ask it. Read more…
ETF Investing: A Quick Guide To The 25 Cheapest ETFs (VOO, SCHB, VTI, IVV, BND, VEA, FMM, VV, SCHF)
Eric Dutram: There are several factors that influence the decision of selecting an ETF for investment. Such factors include the past performance, holdings, sector exposure and concentration. Beyond these examples, expenses can also play an important role in the decision making process as well. Read more…
NYSE:BND, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:VEA, NYSE:VOO, NYSE:VTI, NYSE:VV, SCHB
Seven Biggest Bond ETFs By Assets Under Management (SHY, JNK, HYG, AGG, BND, LQD, TIP)
Eric Dutram: Although yields are low, fixed income ETF investing can still be a valuable part of an investor’s portfolio. Securities in this space still have low levels of correlation to broad equity markets and are often less volatile as well. Read more…
Checking In On The PIMCO Total Return ETF (BOND, BND, SCHZ)
Eric Dutram: At the beginning of March, the ETF industry experienced a landmark event; the launch of the exchange-traded version of the PIMCO Total Return Fund (NYSEARCA:BOND). The new product suggested to many that the ETF industry had arrived and that major mutual fund managers were finally Read more…
Get out of any bond mutual fund or bond ETF that has an average maturity of greater than five years?
We’re going to have a repeat performance of the ridiculously low prices we saw in 2009. But, this time it will be with much less risk and 100% predictable. In fact, this next buying opportunity is guaranteed! Imagine going back to February and March of 2009 and Read more…
WisdomTree Launches Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (EMCB, IBND, PICB, ALD, ELD)
Michael Johnston: WisdomTree, the firm behind an already robust suite of international fixed income ETFs, announced on Thursday the launch of another first-to-market fund that expands the universe of bonds available to U.S. investors. Read more…
9 Things Investors Need To Know About The PIMCO Total Return ETF (TRXT, MINT, BND, AGG, SCHZ, LAG)
Michael Johnston: Today brings the most anticipated ETF launch of the last several years, with PIMCO debuting an exchange-traded version of its popular Total Return Bond Fund (NYSEArca:TRXT). The new ETF, PIMCO’s fifth actively managed product, is managed by bond guru Bill Gross–who is widely Read more…
NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BND, NYSE:LAG, NYSE:MINT, NYSE:SCHZ, NYSE:TRXT
The PIMCO Total Return ETF; An Active ETF Gamechanger? (TRXT, AGG, SCHZ, BND, LAG, MINT, MUNI)
Michael Johnston: Bond fund giant PIMCO launched its highly anticipated Total Return ETF (NYSEArca:TRXT) on Thursday, bringing to market an exchange-traded version of the mutual fund that has accumulated about $250 billion in assets since its debut in the 1980s. The new ETF is the most Read more…
NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BND, NYSE:LAG, NYSE:MINT, NYSE:MUNI, NYSE:TRXT, SCHZ
CNBC is at the Fifth annual Index Universe “Inside ETFs conference” in Hollywood Florida. Below are some of the interviews from that conference, Monday January 2011 Exchange Traded Fund Recap: Another Big Year For ETFs (VWO, EEM, IWM, BND, MOO, VIG, IAU, EFA, GLD)
Michael Johnston: The ETF industry finished 2011 with assets of about $1.06 trillion according to data recently released by the ETF Industry Association. Total assets grew by about 5% over the previous year, when the industry stood at $1.01 trillion. Net cash inflows for the year totaled about $117.6 billion Read more…
Where The ETF Money Is Flowing; The Answer Might Surprise You (MOO, EFA, LQD, BND, VIG, VEA, VWO, EEM)
Daniela Pylypczak: As the calendars prepare to flip forward, it appears as if 2011 will go down as a record-breaking year for the ETF industry on the product development front. More than 300 new ETPs began trading this year, shattering the previous record set in 2010. But despite the record size of Read more…
Cost Competition: Inflows Surge For Cheap ETFs (BND, AGG, VWO, EEM, GLD, IAU)
Jared Cummans: The ETF industry has been praised for the many advantages that it offers investors. Exchange traded products are liquid, transparent, and cover a broad range of investment classes to help round out portfolios. On top of all of these advantages lies the cost factor; one of the founding Read more…
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