| MBB: Largest Muni Bond ETF, But Better Choices Out There |
MBB is the largest MBS ETF in the market. Its 4.0% yield is slightly above-average, returns since inception below-average. It compares unfavorably to its peers in several key ways. |
seekingalpha.com |
2025-05-01 06:26:13 |
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| What We're Watching This REIT Earnings Season |
Real estate earnings season kicks into gear this week, and over the next month, we'll hear results from 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies. Following a year-end tumble that lingered into early 2025, REITs enter earnings season with a bit of upside momentum as Treasury Yields eased from the cusp of two-decade highs. Largely immune from trade/tariff and AI-related risk, REITs are coming back into favor after three years of historic underperformance, which has driven valuations to unusually "cheap" levels. |
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2025-02-05 11:00:00 |
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| Debate Debacle |
U.S. equity markets were little changed this week, while long-term benchmark interest rates surged as investors assessed the political and economic fallout from a disastrous debate performance by President Biden. Beneath the political drama, investors parsed corporate commentary and economic data that pointed towards a further slowdown in U.S. consumer spending, while inflation data showed a continued moderation in price pressures. Declining for just the second week in the past ten, the S&P 500 posted fractional declines on the week, but nevertheless held on to impressive first-half total returns of over 15%. |
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2024-06-30 13:00:00 |
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| U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Equity ETFs See Their Third Outflow Over The Last 4 Weeks |
During LSEG Lipper's fund flows week that ended June 19, 2024, investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets for the first week in three, removing a net $30.0 billion. Taxable bond funds, alternative investments, and tax-exempt bond funds posted net inflows. Conventional equity funds posted a weekly return of positive 0.19%, the third straight week of gains. |
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2024-06-28 08:00:00 |
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| Eyes On The ECB |
U.S. equity and bond markets staged a late-week rebound, erasing early-week declines prompted by disappointing Eurozone inflation data, after the crucial PCE inflation gauge posted its smallest increase of 2024. Posting a second week of modest declines following four-straight weekly gains, the S&P 500 finished lower by 0.4% on the week, but still notched its best month since February. Real estate equities also rebounded following steep declines in the prior week as a handful of REITs provided positive business updates ahead of the annual REITweek industry conference. |
seekingalpha.com |
2024-06-02 13:00:00 |
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| 5 Most-Loved ETFs of the Best Week of 2024 |
iShares MBS ETF (MBB), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) dominated the top creation list last week. |
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2024-04-30 16:16:19 |
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| MBB: Mortgage Backed Securities Offer A Little Extra |
iShares MBS ETF primarily holds mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. The ETF passively tracks the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index and aims to replicate its investment results. We look at where this fits in your portfolio and whether you have enough exposure here already. |
seekingalpha.com |
2024-04-28 12:37:47 |
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| Fed Looms As Earnings Begin |
U.S. equity markets notched another week of gains after a busy slate of economic data and corporate earnings results were broadly consistent with a "soft landing" trend for the domestic economy. Ahead of the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting of 2024, the FOMC's favored inflation gauge - Core PCE - showed a "2-handle" for the first time in nearly two years. Notching a series of record highs through the week, the S&P 500 advanced 1.2%, extending its impressive rally since late October to 12 of the past 13 weeks. |
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2024-01-28 11:00:00 |
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| REIT Earnings Preview: Animal Spirits Revived? |
Real estate earnings season kicked into gear this week, and over the next month, we'll hear results from 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies. The sector with perhaps the most to gain from moderating inflation and a normalization in Fed monetary policy, REITs enter earnings season with upside momentum after a dismal eighteen-month stretch. Sentiment and macroeconomic conditions have improved significantly in the past quarter, fueled by several months of encouraging inflation data pointing once again towards a "soft landing" for the domestic economy. |
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2024-01-25 13:30:00 |
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| Rate Cut Rethink |
U.S. equity markets posted another week of gains as investors weighed conflicting indications on economic momentum and the need for rate cuts, with strong economic data offsetting soft corporate earnings. Swaps markets are now pricing in roughly 45% probability that the Federal Reserve will begin its rate-cutting cycle in March, down from odds of over 80% in the prior week. |
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2024-01-21 11:00:00 |
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| MBB: A Good ETF To Access Mortgage-Backed Securities |
The Fed's pivot has positively impacted stocks and led to a surge in the mortgage-backed security space. iShares MBS ETF offers low credit risk and exposure to fixed-rate, investment-grade MBS issued or guaranteed by U.S. government agencies. MBB's portfolio includes top issuers such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, and Uniform MBS, providing diversification in the mortgage market. |
seekingalpha.com |
2023-12-28 18:36:35 |
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| U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Investors Embrace Money Market Funds During The Fund Flows Week, But Test The Waters Of Equity, Bond, And Commodity ETFs |
U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Investors Embrace Money Market Funds During The Fund Flows Week, But Test The Waters Of Equity, Bond, And Commodity ETFs |
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2023-10-27 05:05:00 |
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| U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Largest Weekly Outflow Since June 11, 2008 - Led By Money Market Funds (-$97.5 Billion) |
During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended October 18, 2023, investors were overall net sellers of fund assets for the fourth week in five, removing a net $106.3 billion. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $2.2 billion in weekly net inflows, the third straight week of attracting new capital. |
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2023-10-20 23:45:00 |
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| Different World, Same Problems |
U.S. equity markets remained turbulent while benchmark interest rates retreated as investors weighed shocking geopolitical developments in the Middle East against inflation data showing an energy-driven reacceleration in price pressures. Posting a second week of modest gains following a four-week skid, the S&P 500 advanced 0.5%, but gains remained "top-heavy." The Mid-Cap 400 and Small-Cap 600 each posted weekly declines. |
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2023-10-15 13:00:00 |
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| MBB: Better Ways To Buy MBS |
With a higher interest rate environment, yield investors are looking for low-risk ways to make a high yield. Mortgage-backed securities offer a high single-digit yield for potentially no risk. The call premium on MBS is at a multi-year high. |
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2023-10-08 13:27:41 |
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| MBB ETF Is Not Your Typical MBS Vehicle |
iShares MBS ETF is a low-risk MBS vehicle with numerous talking points in store. The fund invests in high-grade mortgages backed by U.S. government agencies. We think its distributions will be sustained. However, its price return prospects remain at a crossroads. |
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2023-09-15 19:11:51 |
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| U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Nondomestic Equity ETFs Attract Their Largest Weekly Net Inflows On Record During The Fund-Flows Week |
Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the second consecutive week, injecting a net $19.2 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended June 14. Equity ETFs witnessed net inflows for the third week in four, attracting a little more than $25.2 billion for the most recent fund-flows week. For the second week in a row, taxable fixed income ETFs experienced net inflows, taking in $4.4 billion this week. |
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2023-06-16 02:05:00 |
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| MBB: Worse Than Long-Duration Bonds On Rate-Reversal Speculation |
The matter of negative convexity of mortgage-backed securities remains the key consideration as far as betting on a potential rate reversal goes. We are beginning to see signs of wholesale disinflation and loosening of the job market, so we are getting closer to when the Fed will have an opening to reverse. But negative convexity reduces the appeal of iShares MBS ETF as an instrument to bet on the turnaround, even though it has the innate leverage to rate news due to longer duration. |
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2023-06-12 19:45:22 |
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| Sound Mind Network – a Philadelphia-Based Addiction Recovery Non-Profit Organization – Launches SMN Records to Empower the Recovery Community |
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sound Mind Network, the Philadelphia-based addiction recovery nonprofit, today announced the formation of SMN Records, a new record label to help up-and-coming artists reach their potential while aiding individuals during addiction recovery & mental health challenges. Music industry heavyweight and Ruffhouse Records co-founder Joe "The Butcher” Nicolo, a nine-time Grammy winner, will serve as the President of SMN Records. “I've been fortunate to spend an entire career witnessing the power of music and personal creativity,” says Nicolo. “I am excited and honored to help empower the recovery community through SMN Records. Our artists are some truly special talents, and through our label, their gifts are going to help so many others realize theirs.” Singer-songwriter Tony Luke, Jr., who cofounded the nonprofit with Joe Nicolo and Joseph G. DiGiacomo after losing his son to a struggle with addiction, explains the label as a natural extension of the network’s mission to inspire. “Music is the ultimate healing force, a universal language that conveys emotion across all identity barriers,” said Luke. “I believe the strength of personal creative passion is a natural recovery tool. With the launch of SMN Records, we can further spread that concept, and bring hope to lives that truly need it.” SMN Records will pact with Lightyear Entertainment, who will provide worldwide distribution through Virgin/UMG. Arnie Holland, CEO of Lightyear, said “We are honored and delighted to expand our business relationship with our longtime friend Joe Nicolo, who is undeniably one of the finest producers ever, and expect great things from the new label.” The label’s first releases include singles from Kathy Sledge and Nashville's ElectraQueens performing Tom Bell’s “You Are Everything”, “One More Night” by Tony Luke Jr., and "British Invasion” by Kevin and Michael Bacon. All label proceeds will benefit Sound Mind Network programs and affiliates dedicated to breaking the stigma surrounding addiction while helping those in need realize and fulfill their life's potential. Beneficiaries to date include Rock to the Future, Say it With Clay, and SixDegrees.org. Sound Mind Network today also named Geoff Gordon (Regional President, Live Nation Northeast), to its national board of advisors, as well as John Moser (MBB Management), Jonathan Rowe (SPIN, MBB Management), and Randy Nemeroff (Perk Plans). “I look forward to serving on the board at Sound Mind Network and working closely with Joe, Tony and Joseph in making a difference for those who may be struggling with addiction and mental health issues,” said Gordon. “Through the power of music, we can all make a difference.” The calling of Sound Mind Network is to inspire those struggling with addiction, mental health, and trauma to use their personal passions as a creative-based recovery alternative. For more information, visit Sound Mind Network’s website at soundmindnetwork.org and @soundmindnetwork on Instagram. In addition, SMN Records has started a GoFundMe to raise money for the label's launch. DIRECT LINKS FOR CUT-AND-PASTE USAGE BY PRESS OUTLETS SMN Records https://soundmindnetwork.org/smn-records/ Kathy Sledge and Nashville's ElectraQueens performing Tom Bell’s “You Are Everything” https://onerpm.link/592533028476 Kevin & Michael Bacon’s "British Invasion" https://too.fm/wd7y9la “One More Night” by Tony Luke, Jr. https://linktr.ee/tonylukejr "After Midnight" by Ryan Brown (written by Tony Luke, Jr.) https://soulspazm.ffm.to/aftermidnight Rock to the Future https://rocktothefuture.org/ Say it With Clay https://www.sayitwithclay.org/about-say-it-with-clay SixDegrees.org https://www.sixdegrees.org/ For more information on the nonprofit, visit Sound Mind Network’s website at soundmindnetwork.org https://soundmindnetwork.org/ Sound Mind Network Instagram https://www.instagram.com/TheSoundMindNetwork/ SMN Records has started a GoFundMe to raise money for the label's launch https://www.gofundme.com/f/sound-mind-network-raising-funds-to-save-lives?qid=bd1a00e0f3048105eb3ca75ebed6b618 |
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2023-05-01 14:10:00 |
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| Tradeweb Exchange-Traded Funds Update - March 2023 |
Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 59.2 billion in March, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb's Automated Intelligent Execution (AiEX) tool was 82.7%. Fixed income and commodity-based ETFs saw net buying in March, with ‘buys' surpassing ‘sells' by 10 and six percentage points, respectively. |
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2023-04-13 07:35:00 |
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| MBB: Negative Convexity And Housing Market Create Concern |
We don't want to be alarmist, but there are fault lines in the real estate market in relation to the banking system, which has proven a little fragile lately. Issues in the real estate market are not going to be good for an existing portfolio of mortgages, as the refinancing ability would fall and the values of mortgages would decline. |
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2023-04-09 04:48:28 |
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| The Fed Disconnect |
U.S. equity markets posted gains while benchmark interest rates dipped to the lowest levels of the year as lingering financial stability concerns cast doubt on the Fed's economic and interest-rate projections. Posting a second-straight week of gains following its worst weekly decline in six months, the S&P 500 advanced 1.5% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained another 1.8%. |
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2023-03-26 13:00:00 |
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