Broad benchmarks, such as the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the “Agg”) and the Russell 1000 Index, have helped guide investors through a bull market.
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ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the
Columbia Diversified Fixed Income Allocation ETF (DIAL) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.
DIAL tracks an index comprised of six sub-indices, each representing a different sector within the fixed income space. The index allocates fixed weights to each of the six sectors.
This is a yield-generating opportunity that has recently crossed over to the $1 billion club. The fund recently saw assets hit $1 billion AUM, putting it at $222.3 million in net inflows so far in 2021.
DIAL is an alternative way to source income and manage potential income volatility. Fixed income investors face changing market conditions where they will have to better-manage income and account for income volatility ahead. Specifically, many do not realize the risks associated with utilizing a cap-weighted bond benchmark as an investment vehicle, since the traditional weighting methodology does not foster diversific