Bond ETFs Turn 10

Since SPY made its debut as the first exchange-traded fund in 1993, the ETF industry has sure come a long way with its lineup of over 1,400 products now available to all walks of investors. From plain vanilla funds to the more complex and intriguing funds like the new “Random Roger” ETF (RRGR), traders and investors alike can now access virtually every corner of the investable universe. Although there are numerous new funds already in the pipeline, taking a step back and looking at the performance and resilience of some of the “older” ETFs paints a vivid picture of just how far the industry has come [see also Highlighting 5 Popular ETNs]. This month marks the 10-year anniversary of four bond ETFs from one of the oldest and most successful issuers in the industry: iShares. Since July of 2002, iShares’ government bond ETFs, IEF, TLT, and SHY, along with its corporate bond fund LQD have quickly established themselves [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Treasury ETFs: Filling In The Duration Spectrum Hedge Fund “Clone” ETF Debuts (ALFA) ETFs: The $10 Billion Club 10 Most Useful New ETFs Of 2011 (For Buy-And-Hold Investors) The Appeal Of Dividend ETFs