Seeking Higher Tax-Free Income Through ETFs
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Strong Support for Muni Bond ETFs Won t Abate Anytime Soon
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State Street and Nuveen Teaming Up On a New Active Muni ETF February 5, 2021
With yields low and some states facing fiscal challenges, active management and municipal bonds could be an ideal match for many income investors.
State Street Global Advisors and Nuveen are tapping into that theme with the
MBND “will mainly draw its holdings from the Bloomberg Barclays 3-15 Year Blend (2-17) Municipal Bond Index, which covers investment-grade debt with two to 17 years of maturity remaining. The portfolio can hold a wide variety of types of municipal debt from a variety of entities, from states and territories drilling down to counties and districts, according to a statement.
State Borrowing at 10-Year High, But Muni ETFs Still Going Strong January 13, 2021
The municipal bond market is experiencing a boom as more states seek to capitalize on low rates to issue new debt to cover rising costs. Municipal bond exchange traded funds continue to strengthen as income hunters look for more attractive yield-generating assets in a lower-for-longer rate environment.
Over the past three months, the
SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEArca: TFI) was up 1.9%.
According to Refinitiv data, muni bonds for new projects hit $252 billion in 2020, after municipal bond issuance in 2020 was at its highest in a decade. The new borrowing put the total amount of outstanding municipal debt above $3.9 trillion for the first time since 2013, the Wall Street Journal reports.