Deborah Baratz: Since exchange-traded funds (ETFs) made their U.S. debut in 1993, they have grown to a market of more than $1 trillion.  Read more…

NYSE:ACWV, NYSE:BOND, NYSE:VYM

The PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND) is outperforming its mutual fund counterpart the PIMCO Total Return Instl (MUTF:PTTRX). Paul Baiocchi, IndexUniverse ETF analyst, discusses what this tells us about broader trends and why Read more…

NYSE:BOND, NYSE:VWO

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

Pimco’s widely watched experiment with the industry’s first sizeable actively managed exchange traded fund, the Pimco Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND), has significantly outperformed the flagship mutual fund the PIMCO Read more…

NYSE:BOND

Eric Dutram: Just two months after PIMCO’s incredible success with the Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND), it looks as though the California-based bond management giant is back at it again with another new fund. This time, PIMCO looks to Read more…

NYSE:BOND, NYSE:GTIP, NYSE:ILB

Michael Johnston: PIMCO, fresh off the extremely successful launch of its Total Return ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND), has rolled out another actively managed bond fund that taps into a corner of the fixed income market that has generated significant interest in recent years. The new Global Advantage Inflation- Read more…

NYSE:BOND, NYSE:GTIP, NYSE:ILB, NYSE:WIP

At the end of March there were 7,709 different mutual funds to choose from in the U.S., with almost $12.5 trillion in assets invested, the Investment Company Institute reports. Meanwhile, thanks to the launch of three new ETFs this week by Read more…

NYSE:BOND, NYSE:GAL, NYSE:INKM, NYSE:RLY

Benjamin Shepherd: I’m usually skeptical of exchange-traded fund (ETF) launches that are preceded by a lot of hype; generally, the harder a company works to promote a new exchange-traded product, Read more…

NYSE:BOND

Eric Dutram: At the beginning of March, the ETF industry experienced a landmark event; the launch of the exchange-traded version of the PIMCO Total Return Fund (NYSEARCA:BOND). The new product suggested to many that the ETF industry had arrived and that major mutual fund managers were finally Read more…

NYSE:BND, NYSE:BOND, SCHZ

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

NYSE Arca will begin trading the PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca:TRXT) under a new ticker at the opening of business on April 4, 2012. The new trading symbol for the fund will be (NYSEArca:BOND). Read more…

NYSE:BOND