Fixed-income ETFs

Investors looking to add some spice their fixed-income portfolios, particularly during rising interest rate environments, can consider convertible bonds. Convertibles are hybrid securities because they are bonds with embedded options that allow investors to convert the bonds into equity in the...

In a year of record-breaking inflows for fixed-income exchange-traded funds and investment-grade corporate bond funds are among investors' preferred destinations. Three of the top 10 ETFs in terms of new assets added this year are bond funds, and two of those three are investment-grade...

Fixed-income exchange-traded funds set a blistering pace of asset gathering in the first half of 2017, easily positioning the asset class to top 2016's record inflows. Bond ETFs' torrid asset-gathering acumen this year comes even as the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates twice with...

High-yield corporate bonds are often viewed as one of the more volatile corners of the fixed-income universe. A new exchange-traded fund could help investors access the advantages of junk bonds while mitigating some of the volatility. The IQ S&P High Yield Low Volatility Bond ETF (NYSE: HYLV)...

Ten-year Treasury yields are off just under 2 percent to start 2017, emboldening some bond bulls. Data confirm as much. Recent Prowess January was the best month of inflows to fixed-income exchange-traded funds since February 2015, as global bond ETFs hauled in $16.6 billion, according to recent...

The Federal Reserve commences its final meeting of 2016 Tuesday, and bond markets are implying an interest rate hike of at least 25 basis points is essentially a foregone conclusion. The Fed has not boosted borrowing costs since December 2015. November was unkind to bonds and fixed-income exchange-...

Bonds and fixed-income exchange-traded funds are hot this year, and within that space, emerging markets bond funds are scintillating. As has been noted throughout the course of this year, the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates is capping the dollar's ability to muster much...

Meeting minutes revealed by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) last week showed that the Federal Reserve could boost interest rates at its June meeting. Bond markets reacted accordingly. On May 17, Fed funds futures priced in just a 12 percent chance of a June rate hike. By May 18, that...

As the smart or strategic beta exchange traded funds movement has gained momentum, some ETF industry observers have wondered when that momentum would take hold in the fixed income space. While the number of smart beta bond ETFs remains scant compared to alternatively-indexed equity offerings, that...

U.S. interest rates have been on a steady downward trajectory since the 1980s. While that may imply fixed income investing has been easier or less risky than equities, the bond market environment has consistently changed. Exchange-traded funds have made rolling with those changes a little bit...

Equity-based funds have been the primary drivers of growth in the booming exchange-traded funds industry. This year, fixed-income funds are taking on the role of growth driver for the ETF business. Swelling assets under management tallies for bond ETFs have been buoyed by investors' thirst for...

On a global basis last year, investors pumped a record $81.9 billion into fixed-income exchange-traded funds. Despite all the talk about the Federal Reserve possibility raising interest rates, investors' enthusiasm for bond ETFs has not waned in 2015, as such funds have attracted over $44...