Why Consider Actively Managed Investment-Grade ETFs?

Interest rate expectations continue to shape fixed income markets, prompting investors to consider how investment grade ETFs may fit into their portfolios.

ETF Trends • Oct 21, 2026

Don't Miss Out on These ETFs

Three of the best (and smallest) ETFs around.

Morningstar • Oct 1, 2026

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF Q2 2026 Commentary

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF is a shorter-duration investment-grade bond strategy, which is focused primarily on U.S. corporate credit. The sudden surge in inflation reset investors' expectations for near-term U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate policy. The fund's yield-curve positioning detracted from relative performance.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 17, 2026

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF Q1 2026 Commentary

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF is a shorter-duration investment-grade bond strategy, which is focused primarily on U.S. corporate credit. Against a backdrop of rising yields, short-term debt issues with maturities of 1 to 3 years fared best in Q1, advancing 0.32%. At the sector level, U.S. Treasuries (-0.04%) outpaced more credit-sensitive U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds (-0.54%).

Seeking Alpha • Jun 19, 2026

Fidelity's Thorpe Talks Yield, 2026 Outlook

It's no secret that the fixed income landscape has come back to life after years of relative quiet. Where investors once had to really look for sources of income or yield, the live rate market has brought plenty of opportunities to fixed income.

ETF Trends • May 27, 2026

Beyond Cash: The Case For Short-Term Bonds

Short-term investment-grade bond strategies, with durations in the two-to-three-year range, are well positioned to capture a meaningful yield advantage without the rate sensitivity that has challenged longer duration strategies in recent months. The yield to worst on a diversified short-term bond portfolio currently sits between 4.5% and 5.0%, more than 100 basis points above what bank savings accounts and government money market funds are currently yielding. Although the path for rates is highly uncertain, the range of outcomes in which short-term bonds outperform cash is considerably wider than the range in which they don't.

Seeking Alpha • May 15, 2026

Why Investors Should Consider FLTB

ETF flows in March 2026 were highlighted by a massive flight to the short end of the yield curve. Investors sought refuge in short-term bonds to escape the downpour of geopolitical volatility mixed in with a thick fog of stubborn inflation.

ETF Trends • Apr 30, 2026

Fidelity's Most Underrated ETF Has Been Right About Bonds Longer Than Most Analysts

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:FLTB) manages just $384 million in net assets, making it one of the smallest actively managed bond ETFs on the market.

24/7 Wall Street • Apr 19, 2026

2 Short Duration Bond ETFs That Beat Your Savings Account

High-yield savings accounts have been a reasonable place to park cash over the past two years, but the Federal Reserve has been cutting rates since late 2025.

24/7 Wall Street • Mar 20, 2026

January Trends: What Advisor Data Reveals for 2026

The start of 2026 has brought no shortage of challenges for advisors, ranging from shifting rate expectations to valuation concerns in a top-heavy market. Nonetheless, ETFs gathered an impressive $165 billion of new money in January, more than the previous three Januaries combined, according to State Street Investment Management.

ETF Trends • Feb 4, 2026