Market risk along with credit and duration risks explain a large part of bond market and bond exchange-traded fund returns. Yet factor-based strategic-beta bond ETFs are few and far between. Compared ...

Picture a technology company seeking steady funding for its expansion projects. It issues debt to borrow from investors, promising regular payments until repayment. This forms the basis of corporate ...

Bond exchange-traded funds rarely get the attention they deserve. Until recently, most have tracked indexes. They’re less volatile than stocks and often used to fine-tune a portfolio’s overall risk, ...

Fixed-income ETFs are becoming more popular than their mutual fund counterparts. Bond ETFs pulled in almost $344 billion through Oct. 31 this year, compared with $138 billion going into fixed income ...

Bond ETFs are steadily taking market share from traditional bond mutual funds across the open-ended fund universe. The shift, according to Morningstar analyst Daniel Sotiroff, underscores how bond ...

VGIT and IEI both target intermediate-term Treasuries, and they deliver stability in different ways. This piece breaks down how each fund manages maturity, yield, and risk so you can choose the ...

The Franklin Short Duration U.S. Government ETF (FTSD) is an actively managed fund that holds short-term, high-quality government debt. FTSD suits conservative, income-focused investors and fits well ...

The investment seeks to provide high current income while maintaining limited price volatility. The fund invests in fixed income securities of various maturities, yields, and qualities. Under normal ...

Investors in U.S. junk bonds are showing increasing caution toward riskier debt. An index of CCC-rated bonds fell nearly 0.8% over the past month ended Thursday, underperforming the broader high-yield ...

With interest rates falling, income investors seeking yield from Fidelity's bond funds may need to accept some sacrifices to ...

The U.S. bond market was broadly rising Wednesday as stocks sold off, with exchange-traded funds focused on long-duration Treasurys outperforming. The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, which broadly ...