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Three Bond ETFs With Sub-Five Year Durations

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:37:33 -0400

As many bond investors already know, duration measures a bond's sensitivity to interest rate changes. The longer a bond's duration, the more sensitive it is to interest rate increases. Conversely, shorter duration bonds are less vulnerable to interest rate changes.

Speculation that U.S. interest rates could rise are part of the

Profit From Mexican Corporates With This ETF

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:55:02 -0400

There is a lot to like when it comes to Mexican sovereign debt.

While Latin America's second-largest economy is rated BBB by Standard & Poor's, just above junk status, there is little chance that rating will be downgraded anytime soon and the yields on U.S. Treasuries pale in comparison to their

Resurgent Russian Corporates Present ETF Opportunities

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:24:05 -0500

There was a time when investing in Russian corporate was a dubious combination of hard to and not advisable for most investors, even professionals.

In 2004, The Economist ran a story about Russian corporates, noting demand for the asset class was rapidly sinking. Highlighting how dire the situation was

Corporate Bond ETFs: An Alternative to EM Sovereigns

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:22:57 -0500

Investors embraced emerging markets sovereign debt, both the dollar-denominated and local currency varietals, in significant fashion last year.

Returns generated by and inflows to the ETFs tracking this asset class affirm that assertion.

Due to higher yields than what is available on U.S. Treasuries and other developed market bonds and,

Daily ETF Roundup: Fiscal Olympics – Fed And ECB Facing Hurdles

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:42:55 -0400

Anticipation was the name of the game today. Investors across the globe continued to place bets on central bankers picking up the “economic slack”, hoping that further stimulus is on the way. With the elusive safety net seemingly ready to swoop in at any time, traders flooded the markets, extending gains for the third straight day. Today’s rally followed Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren’s comments yesterday, where he urged the central bank to launch an aggressive open-ended bond buying program to boost the economy. Investors seem to agree with Rosengren’s call to action, placing all their hopes in the Fed and the ECB to essentially clean up the global economic mess [see Announcing The ETF Analyzer: Even More Data At Your Fingertips]. Global Market Overview: Fiscal Olympics – Fed And ECB Facing Hurdles Led by energy equities, the S&P 500 finally closed above the psychologically significant 1400 [...]

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June 2012 ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, And Closures

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:00:32 -0400

June saw yet another period of strong growth in the ETF lineup, with multiple issuers rolling out new products over the past several weeks. While the pace has certainly slowed from the winter months, there is no shortage of new activity in the space, including a number of first-to-market products that are now hitting the market. Last month saw the continuation of a trend from the first five months of the year: growth in fixed income funds. Several issuers launched new bond ETFs last month, continuing to build out that part of the product lineup. Among the new additions are a “crossover” corporate bond ETF and another emerging markets corporate bond fund. The commodity front is also quite active; during the past few weeks we’ve seen the launches of ETFs focused on oil sands, MLPs, and metals, as well as a broad-based fund from a financial giant making the leap [...]

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State Street Debuts Crossover Bond ETF

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:00:03 -0400

The innovation continues to impress in the ETF industry, particularly in the fixed income corner of the market. Earlier this week, State Street launched two additional bond ETFs, including a fund that targets both major “buckets” of the corporate bond market and a fund that will focus on debt of emerging markets companies. Under The Hood: XOVR XOVR Facts Average Coupon 6.56% Average Credit Quality BA1 Modified Adjusted Duration 5.70 years Yield To Maturity 4.89% Number of Holdings 3,027 The SPDR BofA Merrill Lunch Crossover Corporate Bond ETF (XOVR) will seek to replicate the performance of an index that includes both investment grade and junk corporate bonds. Whereas most corporate bond ETFs focus specifically on one “quality level” within the bond universe, XOVR will hold a portfolio comprised of both high and low quality debt securities. In other words, it can be thought of as a stop along the risk/return [...]

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Crossover, Emerging Corporate Bond ETFs Debut

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:02:00 -0400

State Street Global Advisors -- the provider of the mammoth SPDR ETF family -- added two bond funds this week: SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Crossover Corporate Bond ETF (XOVR) and the SPDR BofA Merrill Lynch Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (EMCD) . XOVR tracks the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. Diversified Crossover Corporate Index, which is a basket of dollar-denominated BBB and BB corporate bonds. Crossover refers to credit quality. Crossover corporate

State Street Adds New Corporate Bond ETF Options

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:30:03 -0400

Investment interest in fixed-income bonds and exchange traded funds has grown as wary investors remain uncommitted to the equities market. In response to the growing demand, State Street Global Advisors, the sponsor of the SPDR ETF line, launched two new corporate bond ETFs on Tuesday. On June 19,...

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Three Bond ETFs With Sub-Five Year Durations

Profit From Mexican Corporates With This ETF

Resurgent Russian Corporates Present ETF Opportunities

Corporate Bond ETFs: An Alternative to EM Sovereigns

Daily ETF Roundup: Fiscal Olympics – Fed And ECB Facing Hurdles

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