Janus Files for Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
Janus Henderson Investors has filed a preliminary registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to create an ETF that will focus…
mortgage-back securities
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…
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…