iShares Expands with Smart Beta Bond ETFs
To meet growing demand for smart beta strategies across various asset categories, BlackRock’s iShares has launched four new bond exchange traded funds…
mortgage-back securities
Fed-Proof Your Fixed-Income ETF Strategy
While Federal Reserve is mulling over an interest rate hike, fixed-income investors have access to a number of exchange traded fund options…
Eurozone Debt Sell-Off Drags on U.S. Bonds, Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFs
The global fixed-income sell-off is taking a toll on government bonds, pressuring mortgage-backed securities and related exchange traded funds. Mortgage securities-related ETFs…
Government Bond ETFs Remain The Safer Play
Propping up the rally in the government bonds and fixed-income-related exchange traded funds, Corporate America has been adding Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities…
FlexShares Launches New MBS ETF
FlexShares, the exchange traded funds unit of Northern Trust (NasdaqGS: NTRS), today introduced the FlexShares Disciplined Duration MBS Index Fund (NasdaqGM: MBSD).…
Fed Meeting has Mortgage ETFs in Focus … Again
Plenty of ETFs will potentially be affected by the expected tapering announcement at the end of the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting later…
Mortgage REIT ETFs Plundered by Rising Rates
Rising interest rates adversely impact a number of asset classes that, in more sanguine market environments, are prized by income investors for…
Fannie, Freddie Woes: New Problems for Mortgage REIT ETFs
Mortgage REIT ETFs such as the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage Plus Capped Index Fund (NYSEArca: REM) and the and the rival Market…