Three Innovative Ways ETFs are Transforming Institutional Investing
Business Wire - Thu Sep 11, 9:21AM CDT
Institutions are increasingly using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as precision investment tools to access new investment opportunities with simple and efficient trades that would not have been previously considered or possible. To demonstrate the new ways ETFs are being used by institutional investors, the iShares Institutional team at BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) offers three case studies: Glovista Investments getting exposure to "illiquid" Frontier Markets, Laffer Investments accessing unexpected liquidity from a new ETF, and an insurance company improving operational efficiency in smaller portfolios.
LQD: Large Inflows Detected at ETF
ETFChannel.com - Tue Aug 12, 9:56AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $190.4 million dollar inflow...
LQD: ETF Inflow Alert
ETFChannel.com - Fri Jul 25, 10:13AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $35.7 million dollar inflow...
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund After 1.47% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Sep 18, 4:23PM CDT
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (AMEX:LQD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $111.42 to a high of $113.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $112.44 on volume of 5.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Watch for iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund to Potentially Pullback After Gaining 1.47% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Sep 18, 4:22PM CDT
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (AMEX:LQD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $111.42 to a high of $113.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $112.44 on volume of 5.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Surprise! You Probably Own Some of Verizon's Bonds
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 13, 2:53PM CDT
Bond investors who use ETFs for their fixed-income investing have largely focused on just one thing lately: the losses they've suffered as rising interest rates have caused bond fund prices to fall. Yet the more recent massive offering of $49 billion...
Are Bonds Too Cheap?
Robert Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Aug 30, 12:10PM CDT
As the economy slowly recovers from the worst financial crisis in decades, it's getting likelier by the day that the Federal Reserve will soon wind down its stimulus programs. In an effort to boost the economy, the Fed embarked on initiatives such as...
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Nick Kalivas - Zacks Investment Research - Sun Aug 18, 8:36AM CDT
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What's Your PE Ratio? - Analyst Blog
Nick Kalivas - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 13, 3:07PM CDT
Defending a PE ratio for the stock market is never easy. Here's some help to think through the process.
The Real Reason Pension Funds Can't Earn 8%
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Aug 05, 11:11AM CDT
The Detroit bankruptcy filing has raised concerns not just about workers and retirees within the city's pension system but about public pensions across the nation. With states like Illinois facing pension shortfalls numbering in the tens of...
S&P New High Fuel NorthCoast Retirement Portfolios
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Aug 01, 5:35PM CDT
NorthCoast Asset Management's retirement portfolios saw impressive returns from some of its largest holdings during July. The Greenwich, Conn.-based firm uses iShares ETFs as building blocks to construct its four retirement portfolios. Here are some...
iShares Unveils 4 More Target Date Bond ETFs - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jul 18, 8:07AM CDT
For investors looking for targeted bond exposure, these specific date bond funds could be worth a closer look.
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Falls 1.27% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 05, 4:16PM CDT
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (AMEX:LQD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $111.70 to a high of $112.43. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $113.08 on volume of 2.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.27%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 05, 4:15PM CDT
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (AMEX:LQD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $111.70 to a high of $112.43. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $113.08 on volume of 2.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Rebound in Shares of iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund After 1.27% Loss
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jul 05, 4:15PM CDT
iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (AMEX:LQD) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $111.70 to a high of $112.43. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.3%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $113.08 on volume of 2.5 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Investors Continue to Flee Bonds - Real Time Insight
Todd Bunton - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Jun 27, 2:22PM CDT
When do you think we will start to see positive inflows back into bonds?