 SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

SRLN provides actively managed exposure to noninvestment-grade, floating-rate senior secured debt of US and non-US corporations that resets in 3 months or less.

VanEck J.P Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

It's a new era out there for fixed income investors. After years of suffering through a prolonged low rate environment, interest rates have risen to more historically typical levels.

3 High-Yield Bond ETFs to Buy for Income in a Low-Rate Environment

Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF

Schwab Strategic Trust-Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF

Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Most Undervalued Asset Classes, Equity Industries, Segments, And Regions.

Most Undervalued Asset Classes, Equity Industries, Segments, And Regions

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF

Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF

iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF

Pimco Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund

Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF

BondBloxx BB-Rated USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

This week, the VettaFi Voices gathered around the water cooler to talk about fixed income.

VettaFi Voices on: What's Overlooked in Fixed Income

Fidelity Total Bond ETF

iShares Trust iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Low Duration Active ETF

SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF

While 2022 is not finished, two things are quite likely to be a fact in early 2023.

Don't Get AGG-ravated, Expand Your Fixed Income Toolset

Senior secured loans see higher yields and dividends when interest rates rise. SRLN is the highest-yielding senior loan ETF in the market, with a growing 5.3% yield.

SRLN: Largest, Highest-Yielding Senior Loan ETF, Growing 5.3% Yield, Low Interest Rate Risk

SPDR Gold Trust

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Falling stocks, bonds crimp fund purchases; fee revenue dropped 8%.

State Street 3Q ETF Outflows Soar to $14B

iShares MSCI Canada ETF

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company Index ETF

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF 

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

As the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to combat inflation, NorthCoast Asset Management found opportunity in bond ETFs during the third quarter.

NorthCoast Ups Bond ETF Holdings In Q3

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF

July was another strong month for the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace, with trading activity amounting to EUR 58.7 billion. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in July 2022 reached USD 44.1 billion.

Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - July 2022

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

As big money managers quietly step back into the high-yield debt market following a steep sell-off this year, investors can also begin to take a second look at attractively priced speculative-grade bond exchange traded funds. For instance, BlackRock Inc. and KKR & Co. Inc.

Fixed-Income Investors Should Take Another Look at High-Yield Bond ETFs

SPDR R Blackstone High Income ETF

SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR SSgA Ultra Short Term Bond ETF

As the post-pandemic rebound slows, investors are navigating rising inflationary pressure, tightening monetary policies, ongoing geopolitical risks, and the lingering threat of COVID-19 variants. A solid investment plan that takes all of these factors into consideration is essential for any portfolio hoping to adapt to the new normal.

Macro Polo: Finding the Right Investment Strategy For the Moment

First Trust Senior Loan Fund

Demand for actively managed senior loan ETFs has skyrocketed in the past year, helping State Street Global Advisors and First Trust fill their coffers. Indeed, the two firms have pulled nearly $9 billion combined into these less interest rate-sensitive, yet higher-yielding fixed income securities.

BlackRock Sets Stage for Own Active Senior Loan ETF

ARK Innovation ETF

Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF

Dimensional US Equity ETF

Grayscale Ethereum Trust

First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

After being ignored for years, actively managed ETFs are experiencing a renewed interest from investors. A report from Morningstar shows that after active funds of all stripes experienced net outflows from 2015 to 2020, active ETFs saw $87 billion in inflows in 2021, with the total amount of money in active ETFs growing by 44% [.

Morningstar: Active ETFs See Surge in Flows, AUM

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe of the MoneyLife Show. SRLN is an ETF that offers both diversification and extra return opportunities within fixed income allocation.

ETF of the Week: SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN)

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Global X MLP ETF

NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF

AXS Astoria Real Assets ETF

Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF

Investors' love affair with past winners is insatiable. The ‘conventional wisdom' on Wall Street is that US Large-Cap index stocks, Mega Cap Technology, and NFTs will continue to be the ‘big winners' in the years to come.

Special Report: Astoria's 10 ETF Themes for 2022

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation ETF

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

The year is close to wrapping up, and while December will still see a flurry of activity within ETFs from tax-loss harvesting and other activities by investors, it's worth looking back on the top performing ETFs that experienced record-setting performances by markets over the past year. Active ETFs are being launched at far higher rates [.

Top 10 Active ETFs of 2021 by Flows

SPDR Blackstone / GSO Senior Loan ETF invests exclusively in Corporate loans and is covered in detail by this article. Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF invests similarly. This ETF was covered in detailed recently by me and a link is provided.

SRLN ETF Vs. VRP ETF: Depends On Your Risk/Return Goals

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund

Blackstone Strategic Credit Fund

Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund

Eagle Point Credit

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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II

Blackrock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund Inc

Highland Income Fund

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Opportunity Fund ETF

Nuveen Short Duration Credit Opportunities Fund

Nuveen Senior Income Fund

Oxford Lane Capital

Oxford Lane Capital Corp 6.75 % Cum Red Pfd Shs Series -2024-

Oxford Lane Capital Corp 7 1/2 % Term Cum Pfd Shs Series -2023-

Invesco Dynamic Credit Opportunities Fund

Invesco Senior Income Trust

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, we are inching closer to the eventual rate hikes from the Fed. We've been continuing to monitor the senior loan fund space to find some opportunities worth exploring.

Closed-End Funds: Senior Loan Funds Q4 2021 Update

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

An improving U.S. economy will continue to keep default rates at lower levels and tighten spreads, making these junk bonds attractive.

Junk Bonds Back in Fashion: 5 ETFs to Play the Trend

Year to date through the Refinitiv Lipper fund flows week ended October 13, 2021, investors have injected a net $36.7 billion into Loan Participation Funds (including ETFs). While the average taxable fixed income fund posted a 0.56% return year to date, Loan Participation Funds have chalked up the second strongest return (+4.06%) of the classifications in Lipper's taxable fixed income universe - bettered only by High Yield Funds (+4.40%).

Loan Participation Funds Can Add Some Needed Diversification In A Rising Interest Rate Environment

Senior secured loans provide investors with a simple way to profit from increased interest rates. SRLN is a particularly strong senior loan ETF, with an above-average 4.5% dividend yield, and the strongest returns in its peers' group.

SRLN: Best Senior Loan ETF, But Not A Buy

Bank loan ETFs might be an antidote for income-sensitive investors in a complacent, low-yield fixed income environment.

Reducing Risk With Bank Loan ETFs

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund

Invesco BulletShares 2023 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

First Trust TCW Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF

Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF

VanEck High Yield Muni ETF

First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF

SPDR Nuveen S&P High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF

Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF

Virtus Newfleet Multi-Sector Bond ETF

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

WisdomTree CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite Strategy Fund

Virtus Seix Senior Loan ETF

Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF

Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF

In counter-cyclical investing, we want to buy CEFs when discounts are wide and sell them when discounts are tight. The problem we run into is that when we swap, we give up the upside of the NAVs should the bull market continue. We also give up higher income streams.

Swap Options For Reducing Discount Risk And Not Sacrificing A Ton Of Yield

Leveraged loans and their related exchange traded funds are regaining fans this year as advisors look for the elusive combination of income and protection against rising Treasury yields. That trend could continue benefiting the actively managed SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF (NYSEArca: SRLN).

Size Up SRLN for Income, Rising Rates Advantages

Interest rates are increasing. Floating rate bonds perform well when interest rates increase. SRLN is the best-performing, highest-yielding floating rate bond ETF, and should perform well under current market conditions.

SRLN: Investing In Variable Rate Bonds With This ETF, 4.7% Yield

Rising Treasury yields led to predictably glum action in the bond market last month, as just two segments closed the February to the upside. One of the segments was senior loans, underscoring utility with the SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF (NYSEArca: SRLN).

Scared of Bond Defaults? Go with an Actively Managed Senior Loan ETF

News for SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF ETF (SRLN)