

If there's any bond category that's really intriguing right now, it might be corporate bonds. The 2026 bond landscape faces some intriguing shifts as interest rates face growing structural inflation.

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FCOR) by 11.9% during the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 177,955 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 18,891 shares during the

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FCOR) by 17.8% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 139,902 shares of the company's stock after selling 30,269 shares during the

Retirees are liking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that offer dividends, but many of them pay out quarterly.

Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FCOR) by 634.2% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,592 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 23,834 shares during the quarter.

Fidelity Investment's investment-grade securitized ETF is seeing noteworthy investor attention in the current environment. The strong interest places the Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF (FSEC) among the top 10 most popular active ETFs in 2025 to date, as measured by net flows, according to Kirsten Chang, senior industry analyst at VettaFi.

We think the Fed has time to assess the impact of tariffs, and we expect it to wait to cut rates until the data show that tariffs are impacting the real economy. So far, there are no signs of recession in the hard data. The tariff pause offers the possibility to avoid worst-case economic scenarios before the damage is crystalized. We believe technical factors will continue to drive market dislocations in spreads and sectors, and that active managers can navigate this more effectively.

Active ETFs have seen widespread adoption, particularly within the fixed income space. By the end of 2024, 40% of advisors had allocations to active ETFs, compared to just 13% in 2022, according to data from Fidelity as of December 31, 2024.