FlexShares Launches Active Bond ETF to Ride Rising Rate Environment
Northern Trust’s FlexShares has rolled out an actively managed ETF to help investors adapt to a changing interest rate environment ahead. FlexShares launched…
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Analyzing Two Smart Beta Bond ETFs
By Clayton Fresk, Stadion Money Management Portfolio Manager There has been a bit of publicity recently surrounding the impressive performance of, and the…
28 ETFs for Investment-Grade Corporate Bond Exposure
Bond investors who are wary of dipping too far into junk bond territory but want better yield payouts than Treasuries may consider…
Dzanis on new FlexShares Bond ETFs
Marie Dzanis, senior vice president and head of funds and intermediary sales and services at Northern Trust’s (NasdaqGS: NTRS) FlexShares unit joined…
The ETF Income Conundrum: Balancing Yield and Risk
Benchmark yields have remained stubbornly low, but we are looking a higher interest rates in the future. Consequently, bond exchange traded fund…
New Corporate Bond ETF Makes the Middle Look Good
After hauling in $17.7 billion in October, a monthly record, fixed income exchange traded funds are spending plenty of time in the…
EWY Lower After Failed North Korea Missile Launch
A $3.3 billion ETF indexed to South Korea’s market traded lower Friday following news a rocket launched by its northern neighbor exploded…
Best Emerging Market ETFs
With global growth, copious liquidity and low interest rates spurring riskier investment strategies, emerging market equities and exchange traded funds have been…
ETF Focus: South Korea
Exchange traded funds tracking South Korea have been volatile this week following the death of Kim Jong Il. The nuclear power to…
Going International With Small-Cap ETFs
We noted in our 2011 exchange traded fund (ETF) predictions that small-caps were on track to be hot this year. But that’s…
South Korea ETF: A Plan to Stay Afloat
South Korea’s tensions with North Korea are escalating, but South Korea has a plan to keep its economy, exchange traded funds (ETFs)…
Our 2010 ETF Predictions: How Did We Do?
Every year, we take the crystal ball out of a dark closet and examine it for clues about what’s in store for…
ETFs Mixed Following Unemployment Numbers
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are mixed, while stocks are up worldwide. U.S. jobless-claims data came in better than anticipated as the Dow…
South Korea ETFs Stand Strong
Despite a fresh skirmish between North and South Korea, South Korea’s exchange traded funds (ETFs) have managed to stand tough in the…