Previous Close | 47.58 |
Open | 47.54 |
Bid | 0.00 x 0 |
Ask | 0.00 x 0 |
Day's Range | 47.47 - 47.55 |
52 Week Range | 47.47 - 49.66 |
Volume | 220,476 |
Avg. Volume | 384,785 |
Net Assets | 3.36B |
NAV | 48.01 |
PE Ratio (TTM) | N/A |
Yield | 3.01% |
YTD Return | -0.88% |
Beta (3y) | 0.73 |
Expense Ratio (net) | 0.55% |
Inception Date | 2015-02-23 |
Bond funds defend against rising interest rates, but be selective, writes Jeff Reeves.
This total bond market ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more pain in store for this ETF?
As the equity market rally grows long in the tooth, some investors are pairing actively managed strategies with passive index ETFs to potentially enhance returns. On the upcoming webcast Thursday, Feb. ...
Whether you’re a vanilla, smart-beta or active ETF provider, tech is impacting this business.
In the recent Bank of England (or BOE) policy meeting, interest rates were left unchanged at 0.25%.
Unlike active stock pickers, the best managers from the likes of PIMCO, DoubleLine, Guggenheim and Loomis Sayles have proven track records of adding value for their investors versus a passive benchmark. Look back through my blog and you will see numerous references to some of my favorite funds like the DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (MUTF:DBLTX) or the PIMCO Income Fund (MUTF:PONDX). More recently, we have focused on their complimentary exchange-traded fund portfolios via the PIMCO Active Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BOND) and the SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF (NYSEARCA:TOTL).
What to do about a fixed-income allocation remains a lingering question for many investors. On one side, the 30-plus-year bond rally is said to be over, and the outlook for returns in bonds is on the decline. On the other hand, Treasury yields continue to drop even as the Federal Reserve remains committed to pushing rates higher (yields drop when bond prices rise). So far this year, 10-year Treasury yields have slipped 5.3%.
According to Don Schreiber Jr., passive ETFs are weapons of mass destruction. "Passive [investing] is probably one of the most dangerous things I've seen in my 35-year career," said the founder, CEO and co-portfolio manager of the $1.8 billion WBI Investments. That, in large part, stems from transparency. Knowing an ETF's full basket of securities gives investors a false sense of security, says Schreiber, and encourages herd mentality.