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Communication from the Federal Reserve remains limited and long-dated Treasury yields remain too high for comfort. Indeed, bond investors are living in interesting times.
Goldman Sachs ETF acquisitions and the blurring line between investing and gambling headlined this week's ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Mike Akins, founding partner at ETF Action, followed by Paul Baiocchi, head of fund sales and strategy at SS&C ALPS Advisors.
Fixed income investors are dealing with more bumps on Bond Road this year than they bargained for. Treasury yields remain elevated, and prevailing market wisdom continues to hold that persistent inflation will keep the Federal Reserve from lowering interest rates.
Elevated geopolitical tensions and policy uncertainty are creating higher cross-asset volatility in 2026, driving sharp market rotations that expose concentration risks in traditional portfolios, according to ALPS Q2 2026 Market Themes to Watch. Key Takeaways: EQL attracted $65.52 million year-to-date, with equal sector weighting reducing concentration risk.
The first quarter was a trying period for fixed income investors. Some passive bond strategies disappointed market participants at the very time the asset class should have delivered on the promise of protection.
ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 156,258 shares, a growth of 82.7% from the March 15th total of 85,508 shares. Based on an average trading
Advisors and investors typically embrace bonds for two primary reasons: income and portfolio protection in the event equities decline. Regarding the latter point, that's another way of saying diversification.
Adapt Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ALPS | Smith Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:SMTH) by 10.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 672,551 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 61,529 shares
SEC filings for SMTH aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.