Stoyan Bojinov: With over 1,400 ETPs to choose from, and new ones launching every month, it’s no wonder that investors have embraced the diverse, cost-efficient nature of this financial instrument, making exchange-traded funds the preferred investment vehicle Read more…

NYSE:AMPS, NYSE:DOO, NYSE:DTN, NYSE:ENGN

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

Michael Johnston:  The innovation in the bond ETF arena just keeps on coming, as evidenced most recently by a trio of first-to-market products launched by iShares. Though there are more than two Read more…

NYSE:AMPS, NYSE:ENGN, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:MONY

Michael Johnston:  iShares continued to expand its suite of exchange-traded products this week with the debut of seven new bond ETFs. The new offering includes the first products available to U.S. Read more…

NYSE:CMBS, NYSE:GOVT, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:MONY, NYSE:QLTA

Matt Tucker:  Think for a minute, if you will, about your equity portfolio. Do your investments there reflect any sentiment around sectors? For example, you may have shed some of your financial stocks Read more…

NYSE:AMPS, NYSE:ENGN, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:MONY

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) announced today that its iShares® Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business, the world’s largest manager of ETFs, has launched seven new fixed income funds to help meet investors’ increased demand for targeted fixed Read more…

NASDAQ:GNMA, NYSE:AMPS, NYSE:CMBS, NYSE:ENGN, NYSE:GOVT, NYSE:MONY, NYSE:QLTA

iShares has announced that they will begin trading the iShares Utilities Sector Bond Fund (NYSEArca:AMPS) Thursday, February 16, 2012. The iShares Utilities Sector Bond Fund (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the Read more…

FUND LAUNCH, NYSE:AMPS