Michael Johnston: As many had expected, the first half of 2012 saw the continuation of an aggressive expansion of the ETF industry. More than 120 new exchange-traded Read more…
NASDAQ:EMCB, NYSE:BOND, NYSE:GOVT, NYSE:SJNK, NYSE:YMLP
Michael Johnston: The innovation continues to impress in the ETF industry, particularly in the fixed income corner of the market. Earlier this week, State Street launched two additional bond ETFs, including a fund that targets both major “buckets” of the corporate Read more…
NASDAQ:EMCB, NYSE:EMCD, NYSE:XOVR
Eric Dutram: Before 2012, one of the weakest parts of the iShares lineup was clearly bond funds. The company was seeing a variety of issuers gain share thanks to a variety of quality products in the fixed income space, eating into iShares’ dominance of the ETF world. Read more…
BATS:CEMB, NASDAQ:EMCB
Stoyan Bojinov: iShares is continuing to beef up it product lineup with plans to launch a corporate bond ETF focusing on debt from emerging markets issuers. The Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (BATS:CEMB) is set to debut later this week on Thursday, April 17th, on the BATS Exchange. The new fixed income Read more…
BATS:CEMB, NASDAQ:EMCB
Daniela Pylypczak: Q1 of 2012 is officially on the books and the ETF industry is showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon. So far this year, investors have been introduced to some of the most intriguing products to have hit the markets, beefing up the list of more than 1,400 ETFs to chose from. Read more…
NASDAQ:EMCB, NYSE:ACCU, NYSE:BOND, NYSE:MONY, NYSE:PERM
Michael Johnston: iShares introduced a pair of new ETFs this week that offer exposure to junk bonds from issuers outside the U.S., opening a new segment of the global fixed income market that had previously been difficult to access. The two new funds include a product that targets junk bonds from emerging Read more…
BATS:EMHY, BATS:HYXU, NASDAQ:EMCB, NASDAQ:GNMA, NYSE:AMPS, NYSE:CMBS, NYSE:ENGN, NYSE:QLTA
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