Treasury Bond

Charles Schwab, ETF issuer known for its low expense products and online commission incentives, has just launched three new bond ETFs that provide exposure to different types of US Treasuries. According to the press release, the new ETFs will provide investors with access to short-term, intermediate-term and inflation-protected securities. Below is a list of the [...]

Charles Schwab, ETF issuer known for its low expense products and online commission incentives, has just launched three new bond ETFs that provide exposure to different types of US Treasuries. According to the press release, the new ETFs will provide investors with access to short-term, intermediate-term and inflation-protected securities. Below is a list of the [...]

ETSpreads, a small ETF sponsor based in San Francisco, filed with the SEC to add a TIPS bond fund on top of its already growing list of exotic ETFs. ETSpreads has yet to release a single ETF for public consumption, but some of its funds are already grabbing headlines. In the SEC filing, ETSpreads sought [...]

In the last year, exchange-traded fund companies have created a turf war, with new funds looking to steal investment dollars directly from their competitors. Following the same trend, Charles Schwab has filed with the SEC to create three new fixed income ETFs. The three new funds are the Schwab US TIPS ETF, the Schwab Short-Term [...]

PIMCO, a recent entrant to the ETF business, has changed two popular short term bond funds to allow for longer date bond purchases. The move will allow PIMCO to earn better yields on its holdings. PIMCO Government Limited Maturity Strategy Fund (GOVY) has been revised to allow short-dated purchases up to three years, which is [...]

Rising interest rates from the Federal Reserve are welcomed almost unanimously on Wall Street, with the exception of one major group: bond investors. Higher interest rates could mean plummeting bond prices should the Fed continue to drive rates higher. Investors are increasingly placing bonds, which trade inversely to interest rates, on their portfolio chopping block. [...]

WisdomTree has filed with the SEC to create two new funds that track the change of the American dollar against a basket of world currencies. The new funds will compete with PowerShares US DB Dollar ETF (UUP: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News), which has attracted more than $3 billion from investors. The WisdomTree Rising Dollar [...]

As 2009 comes to a close, the year will be remembered for its tumultuous markets and the explosion of the exchange-traded fund industry. Scared investors and large profits in heavily invested ETF sectors proved to be the driving force behind fund successes. One of the best performers throughout 2009 was the emerging markets. Brazil topped [...]

Exchange-traded funds are playing a role in the stage of arbitraging interest rates. One popular strategy uses fixed-income ETFs to profit on a steepening or flattening US Treasury yield curve. The trade has come into the spotlight as the current Treasury yield curve (the difference between short-term and long term bonds) grows extremely steep, Marketwatch [...]

PIMCO, known for its experience and expertise in bond funds, continues its quest to diversify its offerings in the ETF industry. New appointments to senior positions at PIMCO have opened the door for actively-managed stock ETFs. In a note to its clients, PIMCO announced the addition of three executive positions, which are to be filled [...]