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Bond ETFs: 12 Stops Along The Risk/Return Spectrum

By: ETFdb
As investors have become more comfortable with the marriage of fixed income exposure and the ETF wrapper, billions of dollars have flowed into bond ETFs in recent years. Impressive innovation in the space has provided investors with more options than ever before, including enhanced granularity in virtually every corner of the fixed income market. Still, the majority of fixed income ETF assets are concentrated in a handful of ultra-popular funds offering broad exposure to investment grade bonds and more targeted exposure to inflation-protected securities. The five largest bond ETFs include two tracking the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (AGG and BND) and another linked to the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index (TIP), as well as funds focusing on investment grade corporate bonds (LQD) and short-term Treasuries (SHY). These five funds account for about half of all assets in fixed income ETFs. With nearly 115 non-leveraged bond ETFs now available to [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories: Five Bond ETFs Worth A Closer Look 2010: Year Of The Bond ETF Time For An International Corporate Bond ETF?
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