Michael Johnston: The latest addition to the fast-growing ETF lineup is a fund from State Street that will offer exposure to investment grade debt that adjusts interest payouts based on prevailing market conditions. The SPDR Barclays Capital Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (NYSEARCA:FLRN) is linked Read more…
NYSE:AGG, NYSE:FLOT, NYSE:FLRN, NYSE:FLTR
“Yields from mortgage REITs have been higher in recent years than those provided by equity REITs and a number of other income-oriented products,” said Jan van Eck, Principal at Van Eck Global. “We’re pleased to bring out MORT, an ETF which we think could be a valuable portfolio building tool for yield-focused investors in this Read more…
IYM, MLN, NYSE:EMLC, NYSE:FLTR, NYSE:HYD, PRB, SMB
The Market Vectors ETF Trust announced regular monthly distributions today for its five municipal bond ETFs, Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF, Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF and Market Vectors LatAm Aggregate Bond ETF. Read more…
ITM, MLN, NYSE:BONO, NYSE:EMLC, NYSE:FLTR, NYSE:HYD, PRB, SMB
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global announced today that it has launched Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF (NYSE:XMPT), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to specifically focus on closed-end municipal bond funds, which make up the largest component of the Read more…
ITM, MLN, NYSE:BONO, NYSE:EMLC, NYSE:FLTR, NYSE:HYLD, NYSE:XMPT, PRB, SMB
Innovation has become a hallmark of the ETF industry in recent years, as new and existing issuers alike have have rolled out increasingly complex and creative products that have further expanded the universe of asset classes and investment strategies available through exchange-traded products. Read more…
IBND, LQD, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:CBND, NYSE:FLTR, PHB, PICB
Ron Rowland: BlackRock (BLK) introduced the iShares Floating Rate Note Fund (NYSE:FLOT) on June 17, 2011. The new ETF seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Barclays Capital US Floating Rate Note < 5 Years Index. Read more…
NYSE:BKLN, NYSE:FLOT, NYSE:FLTR
Historically, Van Eck has been known in the ETF space for its hard assets expertise and suite of targeted emerging markets funds. But recently the New York-based Read more…
NYSE:FLTR
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global announced today that it has launched Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (NYSE:FLTR), an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate Index Read more…
NYSE:FLTR
Van Eck will begin trading its new “Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF” (NYSE:FLTR) Tuesday April, 26 2011. The Market Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield Read more…
FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:FLTR
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