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The iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSE: AGG), the largest U.S.-listed fixed income exchange traded fund, reached its 15th birthday Sept. 22, making it an appropriate time to examine the bond ETF boom. When AGG debuted, a scant number of bond ETFs were on the market. Today, more than 1,...

If 2017 was the honeymoon phase for bitcoin, with valuations soaring by triple-digit percentages, the first few months of 2018 have proven to be a more rigorous training ground for bitcoin, Ethereum and the myriad other cryptocurrencies on the market. Most have seen valuation drops of 50 percent or...

Fixed income is one of the hottest corners of the exchange-traded funds industry this year, a trend some market observers believe will continue, particularly as professional investors look for more liquid alternatives to individual bonds. Bond ETFs “While bonds do not trade on an exchange,...

Earlier this year, the report, "Institutional Investment in ETFs: Versatility Fuels Growth" from Greenwich Associates, commissioned by BlackRock, the world's largest issuer of exchange-traded funds, said institutional investors were expected to continue increasing their use of ETFs....

Less than three months into 2016, at least one thing is clear about exchange-traded fund flows: Advisors and investors love bond funds. That much is highlighted by the fact that six of this year's top 10 asset-gathering ETFs are fixed income funds. However, distribution of fixed income ETF...

It jibes with the rapid growth of the broader exchange-traded funds industry, so perhaps it is not surprising that data suggest ETF managed portfolios (EMPs) are in for some stellar growth of their own over the next few years. A new study by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world's largest...

Actively managed exchange-traded funds, on a combined basis, remain just a sliver of the overall U.S. ETF industry. As of mid-January, actively managed ETFs trading in the U.S. had just over $23 billion in assets under management, peanuts relative to the well over $2 trillion in combined U.S. ETF...

As global equity markets have seen increased turbulence to start 2016, investors have been running to safe-haven destinations. That includes exchange-traded funds holding U.S. government bonds. Professional investors are expected to boost their usage of fixed-income ETFs with nearly two-thirds...

On a global basis, exchange-traded products added a whopping $347 billion in new assets last year. Said another way, the amount of money that flowed into ETFs last year exceeds the current market value of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM), the largest U.S. oil company. While it is still early in...

  #PreMarket Prep is a daily trading idea radio show hosted by Joel Elconin and Dennis Dick. Tune in to the daily broadcast live Monday-Friday at 8 a.m. ET here.     On Friday, the show featured Craig Viani and Kevin McPartland of Greenwich Associates; Roberto Pedone,...

Greenwich Associates, LLC recently released its “15 for ’15,” a list of 15 market structure trends for investors to watch in 2015. Here’s the 15 trends they believe will shape the financial markets in 2015. Related Link: 4 Bank Of America Predictions For 2015 1. Rates...