EM Bond ETFs Firm as Issuance Soars
Helped by declining Treasury yields, fixed income exchange traded funds holding emerging markets debt have been solid performers this year, rebounding from…
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Institutional Investors Return to Emerging Markets Bonds
Exchange traded funds holding emerging markets debt have been among this year’s more impressive asset classes. That after a year in which…
WisdomTree: An Update on Emerging Market Local Debt Positioning
After a weak start to the year, emerging market (EM) fixed income recovered to finish the quarter strongly. Despite an intensification of…
BlackRock: Are Emerging Market Bonds Worth the Risk?
Trouble in Ukraine continues after Russia annexed Crimea last week, following last month’s ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych. In a recent post,…
Pimco Sees Value in Brazilian Bonds
This is not 2009, the year in which the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (NYSEArca: EWZ) surged 122%, but after a two-year…
Market Vectors: No Surprise in Yellen’s Plans
While we may see further clarification from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen or her colleagues in the coming days, her statement yesterday…
It’s Not All Bad in Emerging Market Debt ETFs
For as bad as equity-based emerging markets exchange traded funds have been this year, and they have been rather dismal, their bond…
Risks Still Abound in Indonesia
Even with Monday’s losses, the Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (NYSEArca: IDX) and the iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF (NYSEArca: EIDO) are off…
Robust Demand Could Lift EM Bond ETFs
Emerging markets bond exchange traded funds are looking to rebound in 2014 after being one of last year’s most repudiated ETF segments.…
Supply Overhang Could Hamper EM Bond ETFs
Exchange traded funds holding emerging markets sovereign bonds have struggled this year amid fears tapering of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program…
The Potential Allure of Russian Corporates
Emerging markets corporate bonds may not be the first destination investors in corporates head to, but the asset class is growing. Although…
Punishment Could be a Gift for EM Bond ETFs
They always say it is darkest before the dawn. Perhaps the proverbial “they” were referring emerging markets bonds and the exchange traded…
ETF Chart of the Day: Emerging Markets Bonds
Late last week we spoke about a noticeable uptick in options activity in the Emerging Markets equity space via two benchmark ETFs…
Cash Flowing Back to Some EM ETFs
Select diversified emerging markets exchange traded funds have been on a tear after bottoming in late June. For example, the iShares MSCI…