State Street Set To Begin Trading The SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital Build...
State Street is set to begin trading their new “SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital Build America Bond ETF” (BABS) tomorrow. The SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital Build America Bond ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to...
View ArticleState Street Global Advisors and Nuveen Investments Launch Build America Bond...
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT – News), today announced that the SPDR® Nuveen Barclays Capital Build America Bond ETF...
View ArticlePIMCO Introduces Build America Bond ETF (BABZ, BAB, BABS, NBB, BBN)
Pimco, one of the world’s largest bond firms, just launched its latest municipal exchange traded fund (ETF), the Pimco Build America Bond Strategy Fund (NYSE:BABZ). BABZ will carry an expense ratio of...
View ArticleGetting Active In Build America Bonds With PIMCO’s BABZ (BABZ, SMMU, BAB, BABS)
On September 21st, PIMCO launched its fourth actively-managed ETF in the US, the PIMCO Build America Bond Strategy Fund (NYSE:BABZ). This is the first actively-managed ETF to hit them market from...
View ArticleWide World Of Muni Bond ETFs (MUB, HYD, SHM, SMB, SMMU, GMMB, ITM, MUNI, MLN,...
As investors have become more comfortable with the idea of achieving fixed income exposure through the exchange-traded structure, bond ETF assets have skyrocketed and the number of funds has increased...
View ArticleUncertain Future For Build America Bond ETFs (BAB, BABZ, BABS)
When President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the nation was sharply divided on the bill. Designed to create jobs and promote investment during one of the...
View ArticleETF Daily News: Friday, October 14th ETF Movers
In trading on Friday, the KEYnotes First Trust Enh 130/30 LgCp ETN (NYSE:JFT) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 15.84% on the day. Also up on the day are the EGShares Consumer Services GEMS ETF...
View ArticleBuild America Bond ETFs: Crushing The Muni Competition (MUB, TFI, PZA, BAB,...
Eric Dutram: This year has, so far, been a pretty strange period for municipal bond investors. It started off with a dire prediction from Meredith Whitney on the market as she stated her belief that we...
View ArticleMonday, November 21st ETF Movers (IBB, XBI, BABS, LGEM, CRBI, EMFN)
In trading on Monday, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (NASDAQ:IBB) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.78% on the day. Also up on the day are the SPDR S&P Biotech (NYSEArca:XBI) up 2.58%, and...
View ArticleTouring The Muni Bond ETF Universe (MUB, SMB, MLN, BAB, BABS, BABZ, HYD,...
Michael Johnston: Innovation has become a common occurrence in the ETF industry in recent years, transforming the product lineup from a collection of blunt instruments into an arsenal of more than...
View ArticleIs It Time To Buy Build America Bond ETFs? (BABZ, BABS, BAB)
Eric Dutram: Due to deteriorating sentiment over the global economic picture, many investors have begun to take another look at bond ETF investing. Products in the fixed income segment of the ETF world...
View ArticleBest And Worst Bond ETFs Of 2014
The U.S. stock markets delivered a somewhat muted performance this year (at least when compared to 2013) with the S&P returning about 12% YTD gains. The towering market of last year turned into a...
View ArticleIs 2015 The Year For Municipal Bond ETFs?
The U.S. muni bonds market had a great 2014 with its returns just below the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. These two blue chip indices advanced a respective 15.3% and 11.5%. With the...
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