ETFs

Those with outflows cost clients more than twice as much.

Some have piled into utilities and long-duration Treasury hedges, while others bulked up exposure to rate-sensitive banks and a chunk did a bit of both.

Outflows were offset by the firm’s iShares ETF business, which saw net inflows of $33.7 billion in the period.

The new unit seeks to provide investors with fund-of-fund solutions.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Investors flocked to ultra-short bond funds as few are willing to bet against persistent rising rates.

The crash of 2008 was intense but, in hindsight, short-lived. Market gains began a few months afterward and have continued with few exceptions.

A new fund awaiting SEC approval seeks “to address the concerns of vegans, animal lovers and environmentalists.”

One of the firm’s corporate bond funds is down 4.3% this year, while another has lost 5.4%.

The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF took in close to $2 billion in September, putting it on track for its second most monthly inflows ever.

The deal to purchase the asset manager could be announced in a matter of weeks.

The net outflows are staggering, but recent studies show the relationship is far more nuanced.

No one’s talking about the latest Treasury market selloff because it’s tough to find the negative ramifications across other asset classes.

The IRS estimates alternative minimum tax filings will decrease to 1 million from 10 million as a result of the law.

The fund recorded its biggest inflow since inception a week before plans from the S&P and MSCI to group together internet and media stocks.

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The equal-weighted nature of XBI gives the fund greater exposure to developing companies than similar products.

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The expense ratios for these funds were closer to that of the average actively managed equity mutual fund.