Goldman Cautious on Leveraged Loan Flows
For a while now, it has seemed as though exchange traded funds holding senior bank loans have among the toasts of the town in the bond ETF universe. Not only do ETFs such as the PowerShares Senior Loan...
View ArticleFirst Trust to Launch Active Muni Bond ETF
First Trust, the eighth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange traded funds, plans to launch an actively managed municipal bond fund next week. The Illinois-base company said it expects to launch the First...
View ArticleSenior Loan ETFs Still Have Rising Rates Appeal
With the Federal Reserve expected to tighten its monetary policy soon, investors can utilize floating-rate, high-yield, senior loan exchange traded funds to hedge against a rising interest rate...
View ArticleNew Regulatory Rules Could Dampen Leveraged Loan ETFs
Once a hot asset class, high-yield leveraged loan exchange traded funds are cooling down as new regulatory rules put pressure on the leveraged lending industry. The PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio...
View ArticleFirst Trust Launches New Active ETF of ETFs
First Trust added to its lineup of fixed income exchange traded funds last week with the debut of the First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF (NASDAQ: LDSF), an actively managed ETF of ETFs. The...
View Article5 Best-Performing Fixed Income ETFs During April
The evolution of fixed income in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space has undoubtedly opened doors for investors to provide easy access to this asset class. Now, investors have a plethora of options...
View ArticleInvestors Keep Turning to Active Fixed Income ETFs
Key Takeaways Actively managed fixed income U.S. listed ETFs have gathered a 17% share of category net inflows thus far in 2021, despite active ETFs overall managing just 4% of industry assets. PIMCO...
View ArticleBlackRock Sets Stage for Own Active Senior Loan ETF
Demand for actively managed senior loan ETFs has skyrocketed in the past year, helping State Street Global Advisors and First Trust fill their coffers. Indeed, the two firms have pulled nearly $9...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Advisors Find High-Yielding Bonds Appealing
With the Federal Reserve likely hiking interest rates even higher in the coming weeks, advisors face challenges navigating the bond market. During a mid-July webcast VettaFi hosted with State Street...
View ArticleHappy 20th Anniversary to Bond ETFs
The first bond ETFs began trading 20 years ago last Friday, and the industry is poised for continued growth in the decades to come. On July 22, 2002, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond...
View ArticleFixed-Income Investors Should Take Another Look at High-Yield Bond ETFs
As big money managers quietly step back into the high-yield debt market following a steep sell-off this year, investors can also begin to take a second look at attractively priced speculative-grade...
View ArticleInvesco’s Bank Loan ETF Offers High Yield, Outpaces Active Peers
Investing in a bank loan ETF can offer a compelling yield while helping maintain defensive portfolio positioning. In the current environment, investors who want to generate as much yield as possible...
View ArticleEaton Vance Loans Expertise to the ETF Market
When the Exchange conference starts on Monday, advisors will have a new active floating rate bond ETF to learn about. It’s one that’s backed by a firm with a rich heritage in the investment style....
View ArticleMSIM’s Active Senior Loan ETF Beats Competitors on Cost
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s active senior loan ETF is a compelling offering in the current environment. Investors have increasingly looked to senior loan ETFs in recent history instead of...
View ArticleBusiness of Bonds: Senior Loan ETFs Take the Spotlight
The Federal Reserve continues to hold fast to its highly data-driven, wait-and-see approach on rate policy. Last week’s FOMC meeting further bolstered the market’s belief in a lone rate-cut scenario,...
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