FlexShares, the Chicago-based exchange-traded funds unit of Northern Trust, expanded its product line-up with the recent launch of the passively-managed FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund (MBSD). Though FlexShares has a wide array of products in the traditional equity and fixed-income segments, MBSD is the first mortgage-backed securities product from the company. The new fund tracks the BofA Merrill Lynch …
New ETFs On The Block: The iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD)
iShares, the exchange-traded funds arm of BlackRock Inc, has launched a “fund of funds” in an effort to offer investors decent returns in a low interest rate environment. The iShares Yield Optimized Bond ETF (BYLD) is the latest addition to its portfolio of bond ETFs and aims to solve the risk-reward conundrum. With the Fed announcing in no uncertain terms …