Boston-based ETF issuer State Street launched a crossover fixed income focused ETF last week as the market continues to rebalance its portfolio towards debt instruments. The ETF industry has been quick to focus on segments that are often overlooked by investors through the launch of niche and novel products. The crossover segment of the bond market is one such example. …
Fixed-Income ETFs Are Getting A Lot Of Attention, What’s The Reason?
ETFs were created with equities in mind, but a lot of fixed-income products have been launched recently that have garnered much investor interest. What’s the reason? If Matthew Tucker, head of fixed-income strategy at Blackrock’s iShares units is to be believed, these ETFs have grown in volume since they were launched over a decade back. Due to greater liquidity, they …