FlexShares ETFs Garner $1 Billion in Less Than a Year
In the exchange traded fund market, dominated by first movers, Northern Trust’s suite of FlexShares ETFs has reached the $1 billion in assets milestone in just ten months. “Passing the $1 billion mark...
View ArticleInvestors Find Safety in TIPS ETFs
Speculation on another round of monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve caused another record negative yield for U.S. 10-year inflation-indexed bonds, or TIPS. “The market is projecting at some...
View ArticleVanguard Extends ETF Price War to TIPS
Vanguard, the third-largest U.S. exchange traded fund provider, has filed for a new low-cost, short-term inflation-protected securities index fund, fueling the ongoing so-called price war among fund...
View ArticleETF Spotlight: Multi-Asset Real Return
ETF Spotlight on the SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF (NYSEArca: RLY), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $7.5 million. Objective: The SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return Fund is an an actively...
View ArticleTIPS ETFs Hurt by Rising Treasury Yields
The recent pullback in ETFs tracking inflation-protected bonds along with Treasuries is a reminder the funds can be hurt by rising interest rates. The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TIP) is...
View ArticleTIPS ETFs Rise After Bonds Sell at Record Negative Yield
The demand for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities is so strong that investors on Thursday snapped up 5-year bonds even though they have negative yields. The U.S. sold $14 billion of five-year TIPS...
View ArticleTIPS ETF Rises to All-Time High on QE3, Inflation Expectations
The largest ETF indexed to Treasury Inflation Protected Securities is trading at an all-time high in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s third round of quantitative easing, or QE3. The iShares Barclays...
View ArticleTIPS ETFs: Inflation Protection Still Has Risks
Vanguard firmly believes that Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) can play a valuable role as part of a broadly diversified portfolio. However, it’s important to understand that the broad...
View ArticleDeflation Warning? – Investors Dumping TIPS ETFs
ETFs indexed to Treasury Inflation Protected Securities surged to all-time highs in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s QE3 announcement. However, investors are unloading TIPS ETFs, which suggests they...
View ArticleVanguard Launches Short-Term TIPS ETF
Vanguard has been at the forefront of the ongoing so-called price war in the exchange traded funds industry. Now, the third largest fund provider is marketing a cheaper alternative to current...
View ArticleA ‘Bucket’ ETF Retirement Strategy for Moderate Investors
For those seeking to invest toward their Golden Years, exchange traded fund products provide low-cost, diversified exposure to broad asset classes, allowing investors to remain hands-off and spend less...
View ArticleETF Chart of the Day: TIPS and Inflation Protection
An ETF provider that has quickly raised assets across seven funds is FlexShares. Accumulating nearly $2 billion across these seven names, in a little more than 1 year of existence, we focus today on...
View ArticlePIMCO Total Return ETF Manager Gross Offers 5 Investing Tips
For the exchange traded fund investors who are reluctant to just sit idly by while the government hikes up taxes and diminishes overall wealth, PIMCO’s resident bond guru, Bill Gross, suggests a couple...
View ArticleTIPS ETFs Fall with Treasury Bonds
ETFs that invest in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities, or TIPS, have been falling with nominal Treasuries as bond yields rise. The pullback in TIPS is a reminder that these inflation-indexed...
View ArticleTIPS ETF with Negative Yield Sees Outflow
The iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TIP), which currently has a negative yield, saw nearly $500 million move out the door on Monday to lead all daily ETF outflows. The Treasury Inflation...
View ArticleHere are the Most-Searched ETFs
When it comes to exchange traded funds, different types of investors have different goals. For instance, institutional investors have been looking at broad equities while individual investors and...
View ArticleState Street Plans Two New TIPS ETFs
As investors start to ponder the potential inflationary ramifications of the ongoing Fed policies, State Street Gloabl Advisors, the money manager behind the line of SPDR exchange traded funds, has...
View ArticleAre Treasury ETFs Riskier than Stocks?
After a three decade long rally in the Treasuries market, yields are inching higher, causing investors to reconsider interest rate risk and its effect on bond exchange traded funds. “Normally, people...
View ArticleFlexShares TIPS ETF Sees Assets, Trading Surge
TIPS Bond products saw a jolt in activity last week, with typically fairly quiet FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS (NYSEArca: TDTT), expense ratio 0.20%), seeing multiple trading sessions...
View ArticleAlternative TIPS ETFs To Hedge Against Inflation
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities help investors hedge against the risks of diminished purchasing power although easy monetary policies by central banks have yet to stoke runaway inflation. If...
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