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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…
Benjamin Shepherd: Despite the fact that Treasury bond yields remain at historic lows, they continue to be in high demand among fearful investors. As a result, the yield spread between Treasuries and BBB-rated corporate bonds is currently just under 2 percent, while A-rated fare is offering a little more Read more…
Michael Johnston: Van Eck, one of the pioneers of ETFs offering exposure to international bond markets, has laid the groundwork for what would be yet another first-of-its-kind fixed income fund. In a recent SEC filing, the company detailed plans for the Market Vectors European Read more…
The past few weeks have been a relatively slow stretch for the ETF industry–at least in terms of product development. Since EGShares rolled out a suite of sector-specific emerging markets ETFs on June 23, only two new products have hit the market: the S&P 500 Crude Oil Linked ETN Read more…
NASDAQ:SKYY, NYSE:ALD, NYSE:BARL, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:IBND, NYSE:TIP, PICB
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…
NYSE:AGG, NYSE:CBND, NYSE:FLTR, NYSE:IBND, NYSE:LQD, PHB, PICB
Guggenheim, the Chicagoland ETF issuer that has been a pioneer in the target maturity date bond ETF space, may have plans to take its fixed income lineup international. The company recently Read more…
As investors have become more comfortable with the marriage of fixed income exposure and the ETF wrapper, billions of dollars have flowed into bond ETFs in recent years. Impressive innovation Read more…
NASDAQ:VCSH, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BABZ, NYSE:BND, NYSE:CWB, NYSE:EDV, NYSE:ELD, NYSE:HYD, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:MBB, NYSE:MINT, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TIP, PCEF, PHB, PICB, PRB
As strength of a sustainable economic recovery continues to remain wary, unemployment remains high and consumer demand grows at a snail’s pace, corporate bonds, and the exchange traded Read more…
Invesco PowerShares, a leading provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced the PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio began trading today on the NYSE Arca under Read more…
PowerShares is set to begin trading the “PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio ETF” (PICB), tomorrow June 3rd. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of the index called the S&P International Read more…
Powershares has filed paperwork with the SEC for a “PowerShares International Corporate Bond Portfolio ETF.” The Fund’s Shares will trade on NYSE Arca under the symbol (PICB). PICB will seek investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield Read more…
iShares hasn’t launched any new ETFs since rolling out its short-term TIPS fund (NYSE:STIP) in early December, but the issuer responsible for close to 45% of all U.S. ETF assets continues to 
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