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PIMCO, the bond fund giant that has quickly become a major player in the fixed income ETF space, is looking to expand its ETF presence even further. The Newport Beach, California-based firm has filed for SEC approval on six new bond ETFs, including: [click to continue…]
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State Street has filed for SEC approval on the Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND), which could become the first U.S.-listed ETF to track the performance of the investment-grade corporate sector of the global bond market. [click to continue…]
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A recent survey released by InvestmentNews highlighted the ten ETFs financial advisors researched the most, based on data provided by Morningstar. It’s tough to know exactly what to make of the list, but at the very least it gives some interesting insights into the minds of investors. The list included many of the usual suspects: [...]
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As seasoned investors know, any potential investment must be evaluated not on a stand-alone basis but on its contribution to an overall portfolio. In addition to considering the risk and return profile of a particular asset, the relationship between that asset and the other holdings of the investor is of vital importance in the construction [...]
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For investors in the process of rebalancing their portfolio or taking a step back from the stock and bond markets, money market accounts have historically provided an opportunity to generate returns over the short run while maintaining the flexibility to redeploy assets at any time. During periods of sustained economic growth and bull market rallies, [...]
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Fidelity Investments announced today that it will offer its retail customers commission-free online trades for a suite of 25 iShares ETFs. The funds included in the commission-free platform include ETFs in all nine domestic equity style/size categories, as well as international equity and fixed income options. “Fidelity has partnered with the leading ETF provider in [...]
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In two weeks, the curtain will close on 2009, bringing to an end a banner year for the ETF industry that saw hundreds of fund launches and tens of billions of dollars in cash inflows. Ongoing product development and innovation continues to expand investor options, bringing almost every corner of the investable asset universe within [...]
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State Street has become the latest ETF issuer to jump in on the corporate bond ETF boom, launching the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (SCPB) on Wednesday. SCPB will be linked to the Barclays Capital U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index, a benchmark that measures the performance of investment grade corporate debt [...]
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Allstate Corp., the largest publicly-traded insurer of homes and automobiles in the U.S., announced this week that it is making some major shifts in its investment portfolio that now exceeds $100 billion. The Northbrook, Illinois-based company announced that it is reducing its exposure to commercial real estate and municipal bonds in favor of corporate debt.
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The rise of the ETF industry has been impressive, expanding from virtually no listings ten years ago to about 900 today. And there is still plenty of room for growth. As we head towards the end of a wildly successful year for the ETF industry, ETF Database is taking a look forward, making our predictions [...]
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Invesco PowerShares is scheduled to launch its Build America Bond Portfolio (BAB) on Tuesday, the first exchange-traded product to offer exposure to a new class of fixed income securities. Build America Bonds are different from traditional fixed income securities in several ways, with the potential to deliver attractive real returns with minimal risk of default [...]
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San Francisco-based iShares, the established market leader in the bond ETF space, has filed for two additional ETFs that would expand its coverage of fixed income ETF opportunities. The two new proposed funds include:
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