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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…
Income Investing: When An ETF Distribution Isn’t A Dividend (AGG, BZF, SPY, AAPL)
Jared Cummans: Income investing has become particularly popular in recent years, as near-zero interest rates have left many starved for attractive yields. As such, many investors turned to equity ETFs paying out high dividends to find a stable source of income. But looking through past distributions and current Read more…
260 and Counting: Why We Create New ETFs (CMBS, AGG, IVV, HDV, HYG)
Noel Archard: “It was a Valentine’s Day present for the CMBS market.” That’s a quote from a Forbes.com article, referring to our new iShares Barclays CMBS Bond Fund, (NYSEArca:CMBS) Read more…
Bond ETF Idea: Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS, AGG)
Matt Tucker: ABS, MBS, CMBS. Navigating your way around the various fixed income sectors can sometimes feel like a bowl of alphabet soup. And with the proliferation of fixed income ETFs giving 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
Welcome To The World Of Fixed Income ETFs (AGG, MUB)
Matt Tucker: I’ve been spending a lot of time on the road this year, attending conferences, talking to the media and meeting with investors. One thing I’m learning is that there is still a lot of confusion when it comes to fixed income and fixed income ETFs. With a size of more than $36 trillion the US fixed Read more…
Friday’s ETF Chart To Watch: iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (AGG)
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets posted mixed results on Thursday as earnings worries in the morning translated into selling pressures on Wall Street, although euphoria returned to the markets after a better-than-expected employment report. The Nasdaq led the way higher in green territory on the Read more…
Fixed Income In 2011: The Year Of Opposites
Matt Tucker: Expectations of rising interest rates. Fears of massive municipal bond defaults. Heading in to 2011, those were the two strong trends that investors expected would shape the fixed income market. But as we know now, 2011 turned out to be almost the opposite of expectations. 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…
November ETF Stats: Small Step Back (BND, AGG, XLF, VWO, IAU, LVOL, HDGE, SPY, GLD)
Michael Johnston: U.S. ETF assets declined slightly in November according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange, as the rapidly-growing industry experienced net outflows amidst a general flight from both domestic and international equities. The industry finished last month with $1.06 Read more…
Myth vs Reality In The Hunt For Fixed Income Alpha
Matt Tucker: In the past few decades indexing has increased in popularity among investors. Most of the growth has come in liquid, developed markets such as US equities. The conventional wisdom has been Read more…
New ETF: Floating Rate Bond SPDR (FLRN, FLTR, AGG, FLOT)
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…
The Paradox of Active Fixed Income Management
Matt Tucker: Lately, I have been fielding a lot of questions from investors who have been disappointed with the performance of some of their fixed income investments. The basic story is always Read more…
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