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Vident Financial Debuts Bond ETF (VBND)
October 16, 2014 at 10:44 AM EDT
Vident Financial expanded its ETF lineup today, making the move into the fixed income space. The issuer was previously known for two funds, the International Equity Fund (VIDI), and the Core U.S. Equity ETF (VUSE). Both of these funds have been relatively successful, which bodes well for the product Vident launched this morning [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free ETF Daily Roundup]. An All-Encompassing Bond Fund The new ETF is the Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (VBND), which looks to take a unique view on fixed income investments. The fund will track an index that will seek to diversify across the fixed income world to help mitigate some of the common risks associated with debt securities. For the time being, its index is leaning heavily in favor of Treasuries, with a 51.2% allocation. But VBND’s index also has allocations to agency, corporate, and mortgage debt as its makeup currently […] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
Vident Financial expanded its ETF lineup today, making the move into the fixed income space. The issuer was previously known for two funds, the International Equity Fund (VIDI), and the Core U.S. Equity ETF (VUSE). Both of these funds have been relatively successful, which bodes well for the product Vident launched this morning [for more ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free ETF Daily Roundup]. An All-Encompassing Bond Fund The new ETF is the Core U.S. Bond Strategy ETF (VBND), which looks to take a unique view on fixed income investments. The fund will track an index that will seek to diversify across the fixed income world to help mitigate some of the common risks associated with debt securities. For the time being, its index is leaning heavily in favor of Treasuries, with a 51.2% allocation. But VBND’s index also has allocations to agency, corporate, and mortgage debt as its makeup currently […]
