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Fed buys up BlackRock ETFs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... high-yield ETFs in May; six were high-yield ETFs and 11 were investment grade. The largest purchases by the Fed, were iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCIT), Vanguard ...

BlackRock iShares launches two ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
iShares today listed two exchange traded funds on the ASX that invest in Australian corporate bonds. The iShares Yield Plus ETF (IYLD) tracks a customised Bloomberg index that measures the performance of the Australian corporate bond market after excluding ...

Fees drop at Raiz

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... cuts to the fees of two of the ETFs its flagship product invests in. Fees on both the SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ETF (STW) and the iShares Core Composite Bond ETF (IAF) have dropped to the tune of 0.06% and 0.05% respectively. The two ETFs form part of the portfolios ...

Currency-hedged ETFs gather pace

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... Of the 10 ETFs that attracted the most new money, currency-hedged ETFs took four spots, totaling $427 million, across iShares S&P 500 AUD Hedged ETF (IHVV), VanEck Vectors MSCI World Ex-Australia Quality (Hedged) ETF (QHAL), BetaShares US Equities Strong ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

Pandemic puts pressure on ETF spreads

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... more difficult. That's according to ETF Securities co-head of sales Kanish Chugh, who pointed to global equity vehicle iShares S&P 500 ETF as an example. The spread on this product increased to 15 basis points in March from an average spread of four ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... period overall. In international equities, BetaShares US Equities Strong Bear Fund was ranked first for flows, followed by iShares Core S&P 500 and Vanguard MSCI Index International. iShares S&P ASX 200 was ranked last for flows with a FUM change of ...

BlackRock profits slump during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... picked up net inflows. Institutional investors pulled out net US$30 billion across active and indexed strategies, while iShares ETFs still attracted US$13.8 billion net in the quarter. The company's total operating expenses for the March quarter were ...

A decade in the dust

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Depression both advanced economies and emerging market and developing economies are in recession." Despite this, BlackRock iShares head of APAC investment strategy, ETF and index investing Thomas Taw said investment inflows into China had soared. "Following ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... past few years have seen the growth of passive ETFs that chase higher dividends according to a set of rules. Vanguard, iShares and ETFSecurities offer funds in the space. Wilkinson said dividend-focused ETFs may decide they have to refine their rules ...