

The Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF outperformed the Bloomberg Municipal Bond 1-15 Year Blend (1-17) Index during the quarter. Allocation and security selection within investment-grade port, airport, marina, industrial development, and housing sectors contributed to relative returns during the period. Duration and yield-curve positioning detracted from benchmark-relative returns as the Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF was overweight longer maturities while municipal yields rose in that segment.

Arkansas Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 14,521 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $568,000. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.08% of

Legacy Wealth Management Inc grew its position in Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP) by 8.9% in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 596,389 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 48,905 shares during the quarter. Hartford Municipal

Bleakley Financial Group LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP) by 45.8% in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,823 shares of the company's stock after selling 15,072 shares during

Merit Financial Group LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP) by 64.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 28,572 shares of the company's stock after selling 52,942 shares during the quarter. Merit

Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 60,099 shares, an increase of 513.8% from the November 30th total of 9,791 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its holdings in Hartford Municipal Opportunities ETF (NYSEARCA:HMOP) by 287.2% during the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,529 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 16,711 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S.

Municipal bonds are back to offer compelling risk-adjusted opportunities, but future decisions from Washington can either act as a tailwind or headwind. Municipal bond funds saw net inflows during 2024, first annual inflow since 2021—which was a record year. 2024 was a record year in municipal bond issuance. With attractive yields, the market may start to pay more attention to tax-equivalent yield advantages offered through municipal debt.