ETFs

The iShares fund saw the second-biggest inflow in its 18-year history after the central bank said it would begin buying corporate bonds and credit ETFs.

After becoming unmoored in recent weeks as bond market liquidity dried up, funds that stand to benefit from the central bank’s buying are now rallying.

The funds are trading at staggering discounts to their net asset values in what some have dubbed an “illiquidity doom loop.”

Five of the top seven performers this year carry AA ratings.

The fund paid out about $150 billion in redemptions Thursday, all in cash.

Funds with higher risk profiles — high-yield and emerging markets — are now paying the price.

The VanEck fund’s sell-off was so violent that it triggered the SEC’s alternative uptick rule.

These retirement vehicles can be less complex and cheaper than alternatives.

With more than $80 billion in combined assets under management, the winners have started out the year with a loss.

Few clients think to look at the impact of capital gains on their mutual funds.