iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

LQD tracks a market-weighted index of US corporate investment-grade bonds across the maturity spectrum.

ProShares High Yield-Interest Rate Hedged ETF

ProShares Investment Grade-Interest Rate Hedged

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF

“Rate-hedged” bond funds can make money when interest rates rise and bond prices fall.

These ETFs can be your insurance against Fed hikes and rising rates

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Panagram Bbb-B Clo Etf

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Federal Reserve cuts will lead to lower dividend yields on ultra short-term and variable rate investments. Most of these trade with healthy spreads to comparable fixed-rate bonds. Breakevens vary though, with some variable rate investments likely to offer above-average yields for years to come, others not so much.

Breakeven Federal Reserve Cuts For Short-Term And Variable Rate ETFs

I maintain a buy rating on LQD due to its solid 4.8% yield and favorable technical momentum, despite the Fed's rate cuts. LQD offers exposure to a broad range of U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds, with a YTM of 4.82% as of September 2024. The ETF's technicals are strong, with shares trending higher, a bullish RSI, and a breakout above key resistance levels.

LQD: Getting Ready For 3% Cash Yields, IG Credit Still Appealing

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Doubleline Opportunistic Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index ETF

Are we going to have a recession? Are we already in a recession?

DoubleLine on Recession, Current Positioning, and U.S. Debt

Narrowing credit spreads and rising default rates favor investment-grade securities over non-investment grade. JBBB is one of the strongest investment-grade ETFs in the market, with a 7.8% dividend yield and an outstanding performance track record. It is variable rate too, a negative moving forward. LQD is one of the largest investment-grade ETFs in the market, focusing on corporate bonds. Its 4.3% dividend yield is much lower, but it's fixed rate.

JBBB Vs. LQD: Which Is Best For Income Investors And Retirees

YieldMax COIN Option Income Strategy ETF

Calamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF-August

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF

VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF

 SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

Yieldmax Tsla Option Income Etf

United States Natural Gas Fund LP

Global X Uranium ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Hello! Bonds seemed more appealing to ETF investors than ever before in July, based on flow data from State Street. This week's ETF Wrap looks at what's driving investors' appetite for fixed income lately, and where their money flowed within fixed income.

Bond ETFs attract record flows in July as investors position for Fed rate cuts

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Plenty of investors may be out of office this summer, but ETFs aren't on vacation. Despite ETFs frequently seeing Summer lulls, this year inflows are nearing a record pace.

No Summer Vacation for ETFs as Flows Near Record Pace in July

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

Angel Oak Income ETF

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF

Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF

Janus Detroit Street Trust-Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund

Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Undervalued industries, regions, and equity market segments offer investors the potential for strong, market-beating returns. There are ETFs tracking most of these. An overview of the cheapest sectors, and ETFs tracking these, follows.

Most Undervalued Asset Classes, Equity Industries, Segments, And Regions - 2H2024

Invesco BulletShares 2034 Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

In the first half of 2024, fixed income ETFs represented 29% of the U.S. industry's flows. This is encouraging as the asset category represents just 18% of the asset base.

Fixed Income ETFs Support Range of Advisor Objectives

Fed pivots towards rate-cutting cycle, potential end of a bear market. iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) offers broad exposure to US investment-grade corporate bond market. LQD has diverse holdings, low credit risk, 4.32% yield, and potential for upside appreciation.

LQD: A Great Way To Access Investment Grade Bonds

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF

Invesco QQQ

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended July 11, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the tenth week in 12, adding a net $6.5 billion. This past week, money market funds (+$4.3 billion), taxable bond funds (+$3.4 billion), tax-exempt bond funds (+$775 million), and alternative investments funds (+$640 million) attracted inflows. Equity funds (-$2.3 billion), mixed-assets funds (-$226 million), and commodities funds (-$37 million were the only groups to see outflows.

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: General U.S. Treasury ETFs Take In $1.4 Billion, Eleventh Consecutive Weekly Inflow

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Taking on credit risk but not interest rate risk has been relatively rewarding to ETF advisors and investors thus far in 2024. The iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) had a year-to-date total return of 3.6% as of July 8.

What Advisors Find Appealing in Fixed Income for 2H

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund flows week that ended June 26, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the eighth week in 10, adding a net $14.3 billion. Both active and passive fixed income funds saw inflows. Passively managed fixed income funds have recorded four consecutive weekly inflows. Municipal bond conventional funds returned a negative 0.27% over the fund flows week, giving the subgroup its first weekly loss in four.

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Equity ETFs Attract $20.9 Billion, Largest Weekly Intake Of 2024

Hertz

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

BondBloxx CCC-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Junk bonds are beating the broader U.S. fixed-income market so far in 2024 — but pummeled Treasurys have attempted a comeback lately.

Junk bonds are beating the broader market so far in 2024 — but watch this shift

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Overall, ETFs pulled in $10.4 billion in capital last week, pushing the year-to-date inflows to $324.7 billion.

5 ETFs That Gained Investors Love Last Week

iShares Bitcoin Trust

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended June 12, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the seventh week in eight, adding a net $6.3 billion. Equity funds (-$19.8 billion), mixed-assets funds (-$352 million), and commodities funds (-$60 million) reported outflows. General domestic taxable fixed income funds (+$119 million), alternative bond funds (+$62 million), and high yield funds (+$30 million) were the only taxable fixed income subgroups to observe inflows over the week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: S&P 500 Index Funds See Largest Weekly Outflow On Record

SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended June 5, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the sixth week in seven, adding a net $39.4 billion. Mixed-assets funds (-$389 million) and alternative investments (-$186 million) reported outflows. In aggregate, spot bitcoin ETFs saw an inflow (+$1.2 billion) over the week, led by Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) which logged its largest inflow (+$602 million) since the week ending March 13, 2024.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Market Funds Add $29.2 Billion During First Week Of June

2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF

iShares MSCI Malaysia ETF

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Class A

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Over the last month, the top ten most shorted ETFs have attracted Inflows of $5.6B. As equity markets in the US continue to set record highs, investors appear to expect the bull market to continue. ETF flow data and securities finance short interest data remain key to understanding investor behavior.

Top 10 Most Shorted ETFs Still Attract Inflows

The best time to buy insurance is when whatever it is you're insuring against is considered unlikely. So, should you hedge your bond portfolio against rising interest rates?

How to immunize your bond ETF if interest rates turn back up

Default rates are rising, making investment-grade securities more attractive than non-investment grade. Credit spreads are tightening, making treasuries and T-bills comparatively stronger than investment-grade bonds.

3 Market Trends Impacting Investment-Grade Bonds And LQD

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

iShares China Large-Cap ETF

SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF

Invesco Solar ETF

It's been at least a century since corporate bonds have outperformed government bonds to the degree that has been happening now.

It's been a century since corporate bonds have outperformed government debt like this

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Performance-wise April became the worst month of 2024 for Wall Street. However, the S&P 500, the total stock market and the total bond market ETFs witnessed maximum asset accumulation in the month.

ETF Asset Report of April

The article evaluates the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF as an investment option at its current market price. I correctly predicted a good buy opportunity for bonds in late 2023, but believe the opportunity for IG-rated corporate bonds in 2024 is limited. IG-rated corporates have narrow spreads and remain challenged by inflation and Fed inaction.

LQD: Quality Bonds Still Face Inflation And Fed Headwinds

ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended April 17, 2024, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the fourth week in five, removing an astonishing $143.5 billion.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Money Markets Report Weekly Outflow Of $118.5 Billion, Third Largest On Record

Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF

VanEck Commodity Strategy ETF

AXS Astoria Real Assets ETF

VanEck Inflation Allocation ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF

Concerns about inflation are top of mind again, with consumer prices and producer prices rising higher last week. This impacted the bond market as well as commodity prices.

Renewed Focus on Inflation

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