By Fran Rodilosso Head of Fixed Income ETF Portfolio Management and William Sokol Director of Product Management Despite recent headwinds, China’s vast and diverse bond market is too big to exclude from long-term focused portfolios. As China navigates a bumpy economic recovery and investor sentiment appears to be near all-time lows, we wanted to revisit...

Learn about growth vs. value investing strategies, key differences, and how to choose the best investment approach for your goals in this comprehensive guide. Growth vs. Value Investing: Key Differences & Investing Strategies Among the various investment approaches available, growth and value investing stand out due to their distinct methodologies...

The yield on the 10-year note ended May 31, 2024, at 4.51%, the 2-year note ended at 4.89%, and the 30-year at 4.65%. Here is a table showing the yields’ highs and lows and the FFR since 2007. The next chart is an overlay of the daily performance of several Treasury bonds since the pre-recession [...] The post Treasury Yields Snapshot: May 31, 2024...

Passive investing, while enormously popular with investors for decades, met its match in active bond funds in the last 10 years. A new study from Eaton Vance found that actively managed bond funds consistently outperformed their passive peers in the last decade. The study evaluated 327 bond mutual funds across nine Morningstar fixed-income categories....

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On Friday, IndexIQ launched the actively managed IQ MacKay Securitized Income ETF (NYSE Arca:SECR), which invests in investment-grade mortgage-related and asset-backed securities. The new fund is sub-advised by members of the global fixed income team at New York Life Investment Management subsidiary MacKay Shields. “Most ‘Core’ and ‘Core Plus’ fixed...