Last week’s public spat between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may have set an end date for the central bank’s unprecedented intervention in U.S. credit markets. But make no mistake, the legacy of this episode will most likely permanently change investors’ mindset during periods of crisis. Source: BNN Bloomberg In particular, the Fed’s swift…
The all-around bullishness in fixed income ETFs may be coming to an end. With traders newly shorting $544 million worth of LQD, the ETF dipped 1.2% over the past month after gaining 19% since March 23rd. KatherineGreifeld states in an article published by Bloomberg: “Short sellers may be thinking that the yield curve has bottomed out…
Here at Overbond, we have been thrilled to see more securities infused with socially conscious mandates. #ImpactShares has hit one out of the park using social-equity criteria in their NACP ETF and we’re keen to see more investors embracing these programs in the future. Overbond is excited to see what is coming down the pipeline for this…
Investor interest in value-based and sustainable strategies has surged amid protests against racism and a deadly outbreak that has infected more than 8.3 million people around the world. Blackrock is doing it’s part by moving forward in fulfilling Larry Fink’s commitment to tackling the climate crisis with a slate of ESG-focused exchange-traded funds. With growing…
The subject of corporate bond liquidity remains top of mind with bond funds and ETFs adapting to address the issue. For example, SKOR has removed illiquid, orphaned and small lot names from the index to mitigate liquidity risk. In contrast, Overbond utilizes machine learning in a 3-tiered liquidity script to price even the most illiquid…
The hit on fixed-income ETFs in March was a wake-up call to many investors. What was viewed as a safe-haven asset wasn’t as safe as originally thought. Liquidity issues stretched the discrepancy between their NAVs and their intrinsic value. Use Overbond’s liquidity-adjusted pricing to screen for the best performing bond ETFs. Source: The Globe and…
To address the liquidity challenges of the IG bond ETF market, some active managers have focused on creating baskets of the most liquid part of the market. Use Overbond to classify bonds into liquidity buckets for more effective rebalancing and tracking. Track historic liquidity scoring to ensure constituents in your basket remain stable over the…
The Fed’s support has driven up prices for ETFs, after announcing recently it would buy corporate bond exchange-traded funds for its corporate credit facility. Use Overbond to screen for the bond ETFs by pricing with deep liquidity profiling to view individual constituents. Source: MarketWatch The numbers: The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet increased to $7.09 trillion for…
Bond ETF pricing has come into question over the last several months. Blame it on liquidity. Blame it on arcane NAV methodologies. But let’s agree that we need more science, and less art in ETF pricing. Over the last three months, COBI ETF Pricing has been tight to iShares pricing of LQD, and often has…
The pervasiveness of Artificial Intelligence in all industries is a testament to its versatility and its growth, but from an investment perspective, AI is still in its early innings and that’s good news for investors. Explore how Overbond leverages AI to screen for best investment grade bond ETF’s and produce intraday and EOD NAV calculations….
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