The End Of The REIT Bear Market Is Likely Near

REITs are poised for a strong comeback. Recent headwinds are now turning into tailwinds. Even then, high-quality REITs remain heavily discounted.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 11, 2025

LQD Offers Broader Bond Exposure Than VCLT, But With Higher Fees and Lower Yield

The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF and iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF both offer exposure to investment-grade corporate bonds. VCLT offers lower costs and a higher yield, making it more appealing to income-focused investors.

The Motley Fool • Nov 9, 2025

SPLB Offers Higher Yield and Lower Fees, While LQD May Help Limit Risk

SPLB and LQD both offer exposure to U.S. investment-grade corporate bonds. SPLB stands out for its lower fees and higher yield.

The Motley Fool • Nov 8, 2025

My Ultimate Blueprint For The Next 5 Years Of Income Investing

The market's obsessed with AI giants, leaving income investors behind. I'm focusing on what this imbalance means for long-term opportunity. Massive AI spending acts like new-age stimulus, creating ripples across power, infrastructure, and industrial sectors that fuel growth. I believe the Fed will keep "running it hot," driving new cycles in housing, manufacturing, and income assets as rates eventually fall.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 7, 2025

LQD: High Expense Ratios And Tail Risks

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF is not the lowest expense ratio option to target this particular duration. In addition to that, we are not terribly keen on long to very-long duration bonds. One of the issues we have, in addition to particularly low compensation for credit risk at the moment, is the low yield spread.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 30, 2025

Demand for investment-grade bond ETFs surges as Oracle pushes up supply of new debt

Investors have piled back into exchange-traded funds focused on investment-grade corporate bonds, amid a surging supply of new debt in that part of the fixed-income market.

Market Watch • Sep 25, 2025

ETFs Never Had It So Good — The Trillion-Dollar Moment Is Almost Here

As the Federal Reserve approaches next week's policy meeting, Wall Street is doing the usual pas de deux around interest rates. But this time, there is a disruptor to the traditional monetary policy logic: the unstoppable wave of ETF flows.

Benzinga • Sep 15, 2025

ETF Asset Report of the Month of July

VOO led July ETF inflows with $12.68B, while LQD and IWM witnessed sharp outflows.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 5, 2025

LQD: Be Careful Of The Dislocation Trap

We think higher credit spreads are probable to occur and that the iShares iBoxx $ Investment could face residual backlash after higher yield bonds, especially given the vehicle's sector concentration. Unsecured bond exposure heightens risk due to higher loss given default. Moreover, lower rates are anticipated, which could trigger call risk and/or reinvestment risk. An effective duration of 7.99 can lead to upside if interest rates settle lower. That said, dislocations usually occur, where duration turns negative in stressed economic environments.

Seeking Alpha • May 17, 2025

These bond funds shield you from interest-rate shocks — but here's the catch

Insurance against Fed rate hikes with “rate-hedged” ETFs doesn't come cheap.

Market Watch • May 9, 2025