ECB Buying Spree Helps Lift U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Wed Jun 08, 3:48PM CDT
Foreign central banks have enacted aggressive bond purchasing programs that have pushed down yields. As foreign investors seek out better returns, U.S. corporate bonds and related exchange traded funds have benefited from their relatively more...
VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22)
May ETF Asset Flow: Gold Wins, EM Loses
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jun 01, 1:50PM CDT
Inside the assets movements to and from ETFs in the month of May.
EEM: 33.94 (-0.18), TIP: 115.02 (+0.31), VTV: 84.29 (-0.10), SPY: 208.10 (-0.34), QQQ: 107.24 (-0.26), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), GLD: 120.90 (+0.06), DIA: 177.57 (-0.49), AGG: 111.47 (+0.07)
Rising Foreign Demand Could Support Corporate Bond ETFs
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Fri May 27, 2:45PM CDT
Investment-grade corporate bond exchange traded funds could maintain their momentum on improving fundamentals. Year-to-date, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEArca: LQD) gained 5.8%, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate...
VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22)
20 Hot Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Mon May 23, 7:15AM CDT
More investors are dabbling in tactical or alternative fixed-income options in anticipation of a rising interest rate environment or overweighting equities all together. Intermediate-term bonds and the related exchange traded funds still have a place...
LDRI: 25.15 (-0.02), IEI: 126.33 (+0.15), SLQD: 50.69 (-0.02), IEF: 111.21 (+0.22), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), SIPE: 19.67 (unch), ISTB: 101.07 (+0.05), TIPX: 19.78 (+0.01), BSJI: 24.81 (unch), TDTF: 25.42 (+0.06), BSJJ: 23.65 (-0.01), BSJH: 25.84 (+0.02), BIV: 86.87 (+0.12), BSCJ: 21.35 (+0.02), STPZ: 52.56 (+0.05), BSCH: 22.75 (-0.01), BSCI: 21.32 (+0.01), TDTT: 24.83 (+0.02), CIU: 110.44 (+0.08), CSJ: 105.76 (+0.03)
28 ETFs for Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Exposure
etftrends@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Wed May 11, 4:15PM CDT
Bond investors who are wary of dipping too far into junk bond territory but want better yield payouts than Treasuries may consider investment-grade corporate bond exchange traded funds. Currently, credit spreads are falling. Looking at corporate...
LDRI: 25.15 (-0.02), SLQD: 50.69 (-0.02), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), SCPB: 30.72 (+0.02), VCSH: 80.37 (+0.02), MINC: 48.81 (-0.09), IGIH: 23.60 (+0.07), FCOR: 50.08 (-0.03), LQDH: 91.64 (+0.25), CLY: 61.02 (-0.10), LWC: 41.16 (-0.13), QLTA: 52.98 (unch), CSJ: 105.76 (+0.03), PFIG: 25.94 (+0.18), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), SKOR: 51.61 (+0.01), VCLT: 92.14 (+0.20), IGHG: 73.02 (-0.03), FLTB: 50.86 (+0.09), CLYH: 23.83 (+0.10), CBND: 32.44 (-0.03), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22), CORP: 104.67 (+0.14), IGU: 64.25 (unch), CIU: 110.44 (+0.08), RAVI: 75.55 (+0.04), IGS: 26.20 (unch)
ETF TMI: Equity ETFs, Millennials and Turkey
etftrends@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Thu May 05, 5:57PM CDT
Got a case of TMI (Too Much Information)? ETF Trends takes a condensed look at latest happenings… The Day’s Hot News In Equity ETFs Markets saw what appeared to be a rotation in U.S. equities and fixed income names. Both SPDR S&P Dividend...
TUR: 39.51 (-0.98), JNK: 35.37 (-0.03), TIP: 115.02 (+0.31), HYG: 84.02 (+0.08), IWD: 102.47 (-0.21), IFGL: 29.53 (-0.09), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), IPE: 57.28 (+0.19), REM: 9.98 (-0.03), IWM: 114.63 (-0.45), IWF: 99.90 (-0.18), SDY: 82.41 (-0.13)
Bond ETF Strategy for a Rising Rate Environment
ETFtrends.com - ETF Trends - Thu Nov 12, 4:00PM CST
As the markets prepare for a rising interest rate environment, bond exchange traded fund investors may turn to more defensive strategies to prop up performance and mitigate rate risks. Charles Schwab strategists argue that fixed income will offer...
ULST: 40.04 (-0.03), FLRN: 30.50 (-0.03), NEAR: 50.14 (+0.01), FLOT: 50.57 (unch), FLTR: 24.80 (+0.01), ITM: 24.63 (-0.02), IEF: 111.21 (+0.22), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), MUB: 113.17 (-0.04), TFI: 50.24 (+0.01), BSV: 80.71 (-0.01), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22), SHY: 85.06 (+0.03), SCHR: 55.40 (+0.05), GSY: 50.05 (unch), VGIT: 66.55 (+0.09), MINT: 101.14 (unch)
ETFs To Play While Inflation Is Flat
ETFtrends.com - ETF Trends - Tue Oct 13, 3:50PM CDT
While the U.S. is stuck with an anemic inflation rate, investors can ride out a deflationary environment through certain assets and exchange traded funds. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the total national rate of inflation was 0.2% in...
IEF: 111.21 (+0.22), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), MUB: 113.17 (-0.04), VIG: 82.13 (-0.14), TFI: 50.24 (+0.01), SCHD: 40.88 (-0.10), USDU: 25.91 (-0.13), UUP: 24.26 (-0.11), NOBL: 53.57 (-0.30), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22), SCHR: 55.40 (+0.05), VGIT: 66.55 (+0.09), SDY: 82.41 (-0.13)
BUYINS.NET: VCIT, VCSH, CXDC, CCM, UBT, RLD Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Tue Sep 22, 10:42AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of Vanguard Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCIT), Vanguard Scottsdale Funds Short Term Corporate Bond Etf (NASDAQ:VCSH), China
CXDC: 3.43 (+0.02), CCM: 3.85 (+0.02), RLD: 11.00 (+0.02), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), UBT: 91.18 (-0.12), VCSH: 80.37 (+0.02)
Areas That Fixed-Income ETF Investors Should Keep An Eye On
ETFtrends.com - ETF Trends - Thu Sep 10, 2:46PM CDT
Despite the elevated volatility as a result of slowing economic growth and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve rate hike, investors may still find value in some fixed-income assets and related exchange traded funds. For instance, Russ Koesterich,...
JNK: 35.37 (-0.03), TIP: 115.02 (+0.31), HYG: 84.02 (+0.08), ITM: 24.63 (-0.02), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), MUB: 113.17 (-0.04), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22), TFI: 50.24 (+0.01)
BUYINS.NET: LOV, PGTI, AET, MCK, AFSI, VCIT Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Thu Apr 30, 7:24AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of Spark Networks Inc (NYSE:LOV), PGT Inc (NASDAQ
MCK: 181.53 (+2.26), VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), AFSI: 25.01 (-0.05), PGTI: 10.11 (-0.13), AET: 120.16 (-0.93), LOV: 1.45 (-0.02)
Firms Raising Debt for Dividends, Burdening Corporate Bond ETFs
ETFtrends.com - ETF Trends - Wed Apr 22, 10:00AM CDT
As more companies try to meet shareholders’ demand for greater buybacks and dividends, firms are dipping into the debt markets to raise cash, potentially fueling risks for investment-grade bonds and related exchange traded funds. Some...
VCIT: 88.26 (+0.16), ITR: 34.56 (+0.03), LQD: 120.72 (+0.22), VIG: 82.13 (-0.14), PKW: 45.32 (-0.06)