Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

VTEB tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade debt issued by state and local governments and agencies. Interest is exempt from US income tax and from AMT.

Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Vanguard announced plans to introduce the Vanguard Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTES), a municipal bond index ETF, in the first quarter of 2023. The ETF is intended for investors seeking to generate tax-exempt yield in their portfolios while minimizing interest rate sensitivity.

Vanguard Expands Tax-Exempt Bond Lineup With New ETF

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

It's been a bad year for fixed income. The Federal Reserve raising interest rates to tamp down high inflation has contributed to the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index benchmark being down about 15% in the last 12 months — not exactly the safe haven bonds have always been touted as.

Find Opportunities Within Fixed Income Like BNDX and VTEB

Alerian MLP ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

It's a polycrisis, Charlie Brown! The Ukraine war has entered a new stage, and it looks like it could continue to persist for an alarming amount of time.

VettaFi Voices: Investing Through a Polycrisis

Vaneck Digital India ETF

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares MSCI India ETF

Nightshares Russell 2000 ETF

Schwab Municipal Bond ETF

BondBloxx USD High Yield Bond Consumer Cyclicals Sector ETF

Before the year comes to a close, we highlight some of the most interesting debuts to consider.

A Few Overlooked ETF Launches for Your Portfolio

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

Invesco QQQ

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Value ETF

As the Fed gave cues of slowing down its rate hike pace, high-growth ETF drew investors' attention in November.

ETF Asset Report for November

iShares MSCI USA ESG Optimized ETF

SPDR Gold Trust

iShares Gold Trust

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

S&P 500 and the total stock market ETFs amassed huge assets in the month of October while gold ETFs lost assets.

ETF Asset Report of October

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Municipal bonds have been one of the bright spots in a bond market that's been battered and bruised by rising interest rates. Munis have been offering investors an attractive mix of yield and credit quality.

Municipal Bonds Have Weathered Inflation Storm the Best

The current market environment fraught with unknowns emphasizes the need to weatherproof a portfolio, especially with the threat of a potential recession circulating the capital market news. One way is via municipal bonds, which show strong fundamentals in the wake of a battered bond market.

Municipal Bond Fundamentals Show They Can Withstand a Recession

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Caribou Biosciences

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace amounted to EUR 49.7 billion in September. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in September 2022 reached USD 51 billion.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - September 2022

iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF

New bond fund's 0.03% expense ratio lower than rival's.

Schwab's Debut Muni ETF Beats Vanguard on Costs

The Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) features a yield north of 3% after years of paltry rates. Individuals with a high effective marginal tax rate can earn a very strong tax-equivalent yield through VTEB.

RIP TINA. Municipal Bond Yields Are Near 14-Year Highs. VTEB A Quality Choice

A summer rally in the bond market could be fizzling out, making way for municipal bonds to offer fixed income investors a bargain as the threat of rising interest rates continue in the back half of 2022.

The Municipal Bond Market Is Ripe for Bargain Hunting

Vanguard ESG U.S. Corporate Bond ETF

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) continues to grow, and this year, the space is seeing expansion into municipal bonds. Real estate prices have climbed in the last few years, creating the need for affordable housing, which is feeding into ESG and muni growth.

2 Bond ETF Options as ESG Growth Proliferates in Munis

The outlook for municipal bonds could be seeing a sustained improvement, making the case for getting muni exposure that extends beyond their tangible benefits such as stable credit quality and tax benefits.

Get Exposure to Munis as the Market Outlook Becomes Brighter

Getting core bond exposure to investment-grade debt holdings might be the default move for investors who want to simply diversify their portfolios of equities, but municipal bond exposure offers its own benefits that investors should also consider. U.S. News offered three advantages to municipal bonds that investors may not be aware of.

3 Advantages to Getting Municipal Bond Exposure

It's been a six-month slog for municipal bonds as inflation fears have racked one of the bond markets with some of the best investment-grade and yield options. Nonetheless, for investors who are still wary of municipal bonds, there's solace in knowing that fundamentally, munis remain healthy.

Fundamentals for Municipal Bonds Remain Healthy

Make sure to plan for the costs associated with Medicare Part B.

Turning 65? Here's What to Know About Medicare Part B

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Morningstar provided a list of bond funds that earned a gold rating in various bond groups: core, short-term, and specialized. A pair of Vanguard bond funds were tapped as ideal options for getting core exposure.

Morningstar Taps 2 Vanguard ETFs for Core Bond Exposure

ARK Innovation ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF

Invesco BulletShares 2026 Corporate Bond ETF

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

These days, checking on how your investments are doing feels a little like asking for a hard punch in the gut. Nearly every major asset class has suffered losses in recent months.

Kip ETF 20: What's In, What's Out and Why

Municipal bonds and related exchange traded funds have taken a beating in 2022, but fixed-income investors should not write off this battered bond market segment.

Fixed-Income Investors Should Take Another Look at Muni Bond ETFs

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

iShares MSCI China ETF

Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

For the sixth straight month, mutual fund investors were net redeemers of fund assets, withdrawing $102.2 billion from conventional funds for June. Fixed income funds (-$62.7 billion for June) witnessed net outflows for the seventh month in a row, while money market funds (+$23.5 billion) attracted net new money.

Conventional Fund Investors Move To The Sidelines And ETFs In June

According to a Financial Advisor IQ article, municipal bonds are generating high interest from investors who are typically the ideal candidates for these fixed income options — retirees. Though spooked by the recent bond sell-off plaguing the market in the first half of 2022, they're returning amid recession fears.

Investors Are Seeking Municipal Bonds Amid Volatility

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF

Throughout June, trading activity on Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 55.1b, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution tool was 82.8%. All asset classes saw net selling for the second consecutive month. Activity in commodity ETFs, where ‘sells' outstripped ‘buys' by 34 percentage points, increased to 8% of the total platform flow in June.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - June 2022

Municipal bonds haven't been shielded from the downturn in the debt market, but Wall Street strategists are painting a rosier picture for the rest of 2022, according to an Advisor Perspectives article. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond index fell as much as 10% in the first half of 2022, revealing the pain in not just munis, [.

Wall Street Strategists See Upside Ahead for Municipal Bonds

For the well-to-do, municipal bonds offer a way to access tax-free income while also getting debt exposure of high quality. However, it's been funds that have been fans of munis lately versus individual investors.

News for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF ETF (VTEB)