Now just over two months into 2016, it is accurate to say the drive to safe-haven assets has been a boon for fixed income exchange-traded funds, primarily those ETFs holding U.S. government debt. Six such funds rank among this year's top 10 asset-gathering ETFs.
And the returns have not been shabby, either. As just one example, the iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Trasry Bnd Fd (NYSE: IEF), which has added nearly $2 billion in new assets, is higher by almost 4 percent on the year, while the S&P 500 is lower by 2.5 percent.
Bond ETFs
Of course, by taking on the risk of leverage, adventurous traders have rewarded in significant fashion with select bond ETFs. For ...
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