MINT News and Press, PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund From 08/21/22

We revisit this short duration ETF, JPST, in light of the rate increases in the last few months. We were not impressed the last time we covered it as the short duration did not adequately compensate for the low yield. We have softened our stance on it with the rising yield but sti...

The investment community found themselves to be net weekly sellers of fund assets totaling $16.7B which include both exchange traded funds and conventional funds according to the latest Refinitiv Lipper fund-flows report. Additionally, equity-based ETFs experienced outflows for the ...

At the close of Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week, U.S. broad-based equity indices traded positive for the fifth week in six. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Total Return Index ended the week in plus-side territory for the seventh straight week. Exchange-traded equity funds r...

Today, the US economy can be characterized by late cycle (perhaps even end cycle) with a stagflationary regime. A stagflationary regime is one where there is high and rising inflation combined with low or negative growth. Investing during this regime can be difficult. Eventually, ...

VUSB is a short-term bond fund with a sub 1-year duration. The vehicle currently offers a 2.98% 30-day SEC yield. The fund runs both interest rate and credit risk. Due to the rise in risk-free rates, rolling treasury bonds is a better alternative. Thesis The Vang...

IBDN is an investment grade corporate bond term fund. All underlying securities are set to mature by December 2022, with the principal being returned to shareholders and the fund maturing. IBDN has a 30-day SEC yield of 1.94% and negligible interest rate exposure. All underlyi...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif, June 09, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PIMCO, one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers, is expanding its actively managed fixed income exchange-traded fund suite with the addition of a new ETF that may help diversify fixed income allocations for in...

ICSH is a short-term bond exchange-traded fund. The ETF works as a yield-enhancing tool for parked cash and has performed very robustly in the face of rising interest rates. Due to its ultra-low duration and investment grade rating profile, ICSH is an attractive vehicle for a mild...

BSV is an ETF which provides an investor with access to the short-term U.S. Treasuries and Investment Grade bond market. With an intermediate duration of 2.7 years, the ETF does not fall in the short-term cash parking vehicles fund umbrella. Constrained by its constituent bonds ma...

The investment community found themselves to be overall sellers on the week, as markets redeemed $3.6B from exchange traded funds and conventional funds for the week ending June 1, according to data from Refinitiv Lipper. Additionally, the outflows marked the fourth week in five. Money market...