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Daniela Pylypczak: When it comes to corporate bond ETFs, there is no fund more popular than iShares’ infamous iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (NYSEARCA:LQD). The king of corporate bonds maintains a portfolio worth over $23 billion in total assets Read more…
Eric Dutram: Bond ETFs have become increasingly popular in recent years as a great way for investors to obtain fixed income exposure. These products allow many to gain access to a wide variety of bonds Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets have taken a wild ride this past year as everything from an unimaginable earthquake in Japan to a looming debt crisis in Europe has taken its toll on investors’ confidence. As 2011 draws to a close, many are left scratching their heads in confusion and uncertainty, given the Read more…
Jared Cummans: Interest in achieving fixed income exposure through exchange-traded funds has been a hot topic in recent years, with some advisors expressing serious concerns over the potential shortcomings in bond ETFs while others have fully embraced the efficiencies of the exchange-traded structure. Read more…
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Michael Johnston: PowerShares, one of the leading providers of alternative weighted ETFs, announced today the latest addition to its fixed income lineup. The new Fundamental Investment Grade Corporate Bond Portfolio (NYSE:PFIG) will offer an alternative means of accessing high quality corporate bonds Read more…
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…
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Ron Rowland: Can a passive index fund accurately track its index when it has only one holding for every 423 holdings of the underlying index? Last week (4/14/11), State Street Global Advisors Read more…
State Street Global Advisors launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE:CBND) on Thursday (4/7/11). The underlying benchmark index intends to measure the Read more…
Innovation continues to be a defining characteristic of the quickly growing fixed income ETF space, as evidenced by the launch of the SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF Read more…
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)*, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today announced the launch of the SPDR® Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) (NYSE:CBND). The new ETF provides access to a new corporate Read more…
State Street began trading its new “SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF” (NYSE:CBND) this morning. The SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield Read more…
State Street will begin trading its new “SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF” (NYSE:CBND) Thursday April, 7 2011. The SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond Read more…
State Street, the Boston-based firm that maintains a broad-based lineup of fixed income ETFs, recently made an interesting SEC filing detailing plans for a new type of bond ETF. Read more…
State Street Global Advisors has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF.” The SPDR Barclays Capital Issuer Scored Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) will seek to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to Read more…
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