

Traffic across ETFDB reveals a clear theme. Advisors and retail investors are seeking out active ETFs and looking to diversify away from mega caps.

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.



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


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.