iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

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

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Investors should re-examine any fixed income allocations in their portfolios. The traditional 60/40 portfolio looks more expensive than ever, which has created a risk-reward scenario that is in favor of other asset classes.

REITs Are Finally Ready To Be A Fixed Income Alternative

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the third consecutive week. They injected $33.4 billion for Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week ended January 27, 2021. Fund investors padded the coffers of money market funds (+$21.0 billion), taxable bond funds (+$7.9 billion), tax-exempt fixed income funds (+$2.8 billion, their second largest weekly net inflows on record), and equity funds (+$1.6 billion) this week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Municipal Bond Funds Attract Second Largest Weekly Net Inflows On Record For Fund-Flows Week

ARK Innovation ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

ProShares Short S&P500

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

For the first month in seven, mutual fund investors were net purchasers of fund assets, injecting $87.1 billion from the conventional funds business for December. Fixed income funds (+$77.2 billion for December, a monthly record) witnessed net inflows for the eighth month in a row, while money market funds (-$2.5 billion) suffered net outflows.

For 2020, Conventional Equity Funds Suffered Net Redemptions Of $664 Billion

Investment-grade corporate bonds have been strengthening as the prospects of an economic recovery and a slowdown in borrowing have helped support credit markets. The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) increased 8.5% over the past year.

U.S. Corporate Bond ETFs Could Continue to Rally

LQD has posted a positive return, albeit a small one, since my last review, in a challenging market climate. While investment grade bonds are typically a lower risk category, the duration, or interest rate, risk continues to rise significantly.

LQD's Risk Profile Has Not Changed

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Invesco QQQ

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three. Fund investors withdrew $5.4 billion from equity funds and a net $10.1 billion from money market funds.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: First Fund Flows Week Of 2021 May Signal Continuing Rotation

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

We have highlighted ETFs that saw huge inflows and outflows during 2020.

Most Loved and Hated ETFs of 2020

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

Crystal balls come out this time of year, predicting where markets go from here.

Ringing In 2021 ETF Market Forecasts

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF stays away from junk bonds.

LQD: Duration Risks Galore

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF 

First Trust DJ Global Select Dividend Index Fund

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

Two segments of the ETF market are gaining important momentum.

Fixed Income & Active ETFs Rolling

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

iShares MBS ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Once again, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the second week in a row. They injected $15.8 billion for Refinitiv Lipper's fund-flows week ended November 18, 2020, as investors vacillated between elation over COVID-19 vaccine news from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech and despair because of the record rise of positive cases and announcements of new lockdowns.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: COVID-19 Vaccine Rally Keeps Fund Flows On The Plus Side For The Week

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

iShares Convertible Bond ETF

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Innovative Healthcare ETF

SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Municipal Bond ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Capital gains are rare in the ETF space, but there are always some.

ETF Tax Benefits Continued In 2020

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Notional volume executed on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reached EUR 32.8 billion in October. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in October 2020 amounted to USD 17.2 billion.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - October 2020

Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF

Bond funds are worth holding in a diversified portfolio. These bond funds provide capital protection and steady paydays in uncertain times.

4 Bond Funds for Slow and Steady Paydays

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Fed's support and heightening market uncertainties have made high-yielding fixed-income investments a potential bet.

Fed's Support Boosts Inflows in Bond ETFs: 5 Top Picks

Today, October 13, might belong to Amazon Prime Day, but it’s been prime time for bond ETFs since March. The Federal Reserve’s decision to shore up the bond market has since sparked a heightened interest in bonds of all varieties, resulting in $170 billion in inflows.

It’s Prime Time for Bond ETFs with $170 Billion In Inflows

A look at ETF trading by insurers shows they were selling bond ETFs as the Fed was buying.

Insurers Sold ETFs As Fed Bought

LQD has been a winner in 2020, and has continued to deliver gains in the short term.

LQD: Returns In Q4 Will Be Modest

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

Total traded volume on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reached EUR 25 billion in August.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - August 2020

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

As rates continue to languish near record lows and more chase after riskier assets in search of higher returns, exchange traded fund investors are expressing a waning outlook on the fixed-income asset category. According to S3 Partners data, investors are betting over $1.5 billion against ETFs tracking bonds over the past week, with five fixed [.

ETF Investors Are Turning Against Bonds

United States Oil Fund LP

We have identified a few ETFs based on the weekly flows. These ETFs cover a wide range of asset classes across different markets and varying levels of diversification.

Top ETFs Following S&P 500 And Nasdaq’s Record-Breaking Week

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

Corporate bond ETFs are some of the biggest catalysts for the exchange-traded fund industry year to date, and the Fed is a huge driver, analysts say.

ETFs pace for a record year — here are the funds seeing the highest inflows

A "sloppy" auction saw 30-year Treasury yields surge 21 bps this week to 1.45%, an almost seven-week closing high.

Weekly Commentary: Safe Haven Treasuries Not So Safe

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

It’s now clear risks in the space haven’t completely evaporated.

Easy Bond ETF Trade Jolted Awake

The Federal Reserve in July bought up more bonds from bluechip companies including Microsoft and Coca-Cola, while it added to its positions in junk debt and made its biggest Main Street loan to a ski resort and casino in the Pocono Mountains.

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