With this year's record flows into Bond ETFs ($172 B ytd), the vast majority being index funds, explicit Fed support for corporate bond ETFs and indexed corporate bond portfolios (link),…
Elya SchwartzmanNovember 17, 2020
In this article I review the total size and flows of U.S. ETFs and Mutual Funds through the third quarter of 2020, discuss important trends among asset classes and issuers,…
Elya SchwartzmanOctober 8, 2020
Following a rout in March and then a well-publicized rally in credit markets, combined with unprecedented inflows into fixed income ETFs, this seems like a good opportunity to evaluate the…
Elya SchwartzmanSeptember 10, 2020
When it comes to US Sector-specific ETFs, there are four significant players. Probably the most well known is State Street, with their SPDR Select Sector line of products. These names…
EmilAugust 17, 2020
Now that we have experienced three or four different risk regimes in 2020 (see chart below), as well as received detailed data from the Fed, I thought it would be…
Elya SchwartzmanJune 29, 2020
For the first time since announcing its plans to buy ETFs on March 23, The Federal Reserve released detailed ETF holdings and transaction data this past Thursday. While they report…
Elya SchwartzmanJune 18, 2020
While any new issuers already have to comply with the new SEC Rule 6c-11 (the ETF Rule), issuers with exemptive relief still have until December 23rd, 2020 to become fully…
Scott McKennaMay 22, 2020
With so many ETF products on the market, it can often be a hassle to find the right ETFs for your client's portfolios. When we announced the rollout of our…
Scott McKennaMay 18, 2020
The new SEC rule 6c-11 (also known as the ETF Rule) has been passed for a few months now, and ETF issuers only have a few months remaining to make…
Scott McKennaApril 30, 2020
