IQ MacKay ESG Core Plus Bond ETF

ESGB actively invests in a wide range of corporate, government, mortgage-related and asset-backed securities, while aiming to maintain a portfolio modified duration to worst within 2.5 years of its benchmark. Up to 30% may be invested in high yield bonds, and up to 20% in foreign issuers.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings are an increasingly prominent part of the investment lexicon and that theme extends to multiple asset classes, including bonds. As such, advisors and investors are clamoring for more fixed income exchange traded funds that integrate ESG principles.

Why ESG Is Meaningful With Fixed Income ETFs

In what's been a treacherous year in the bond market, it'd be reasonable to expect that investors are ditching fixed income funds. To an extent, that's true, but it's a matter of which bond funds they're departing.

Fixed Income Investors Continue Embracing ETFs

The widely observed Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is down 12% year-to-date, confirming that 2022 will be an utterly forgettable year for bonds. Six interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve will do that.

ESGB Could Be Right Idea for Bond Rebound

There are just a few weeks remain in 2022, meaning that now is as good of a time as any for investors to consider tax loss harvesting opportunities, of which there are plenty, including ESGB.

Evaluate ESGB for Tax Loss Harvest Bond Opportunities

In a brutal year for fixed income assets, some advisors and investors may be looking for tax loss harvesting ideas or positioning for a 2023 bond rebound.

ESGB Could Be Ticket for Bond Rebound

Not surprisingly, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday revealed an interest rate increase of 75 basis points — its fifth such move this year. Some market observers are forecasting another 75 basis points hike in October followed by a 50 basis points hike in December.

Reconsidering Bond ETFs in ESG Fashion

It's been a rough year for fixed income investors, but now could be an opportune time for investors to part with some disappointing assets and consider tax harvesting by examining other investment ideas.

Examine ESGB Because Bonds Still Merit Attention

The universe of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) fixed income exchange traded funds is expanding, and while bonds are currently out of fashion due to interest rate tightening by the Federal Reserve, it could be an ideal time for investor to build watchlists of ESG bond ETFs. One fund worthy of that consideration is the [.

ESGB Right Bond ETF for Net-Zero Transition

In the world of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) exchange traded funds, the next wave of growth will likely be fueled by fixed income offerings. There's evidence that this groundswell is already materializing.

ESGB: Active Approach to ESG Fixed Income Expansion

As we explore the current marketplace, fixed income exchange traded fund investors should consider what to look for from their external fixed income managers and ways that asset managers can add value. In the recent webcast, Bonding Over Fixed Income: Beyond ESG Ratings and Labels, Janelle Woodward, president of MacKay Shields LLC, highlighted the growing [.

An Active ESG Bond ETF Can Help Fixed-Income Investors Add Value

High net worth investors are increasingly demanding ESG solutions from their financial advisors. But how do you fill that need when it comes to the fixed income side of the portfolio?

Bonding Over Fixed Income: Beyond ESG Ratings and Labels

The fund is likely the first of its kind in the fixed income ETF space.

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