Corporate vs. Municipal Bonds: Key Differences Every Investor Should Know

Compare corporate and municipal bonds, including risks, returns, and tax benefits. Learn which bond type fits your investment goals.

ETF Trends • Apr 20, 2025

Income Investing Playbook 2024: Navigating the New Interest Rate Regime

Yields have reset higher across fixed income markets, leaving bonds well positioned in a range of different economic and interest rate scenarios in 2024. Introduction to Income Investing Income investing is a strategy that aims to generate a steady stream of income from investments, typically through interest payments or dividends.

ETF Trends • Dec 16, 2023

Muni Bonds Tax Loss Harvesting: Low-Cost Strategy

By Michael Cohick, Director of Product Management Municipal bonds typically dip in September and October but rebound in November and December, presenting a potential low-cost entry for tax-efficient investing as the year concludes. Municipal bonds have historically seen negative performance in September and October, only to historically rebound in November and December.

ETF Trends • Nov 11, 2023

VanEck Lowers Fees For Three ETFs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck announces that, effective today June 20th, three of its Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) will have lower management fees.

Business Wire • Jun 20, 2023

Why Income Investors Should Revisit Municipal Bond ETFs

Investors should consider the opportunities in the municipal bond market and turn to related exchange traded fund strategies to diversify back into this fixed income category.

ETF Trends • Jan 12, 2023

VanEck to Transition Underlying Indexes for Several of Its Municipal Bond ETFs

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VanEck announces plans to change underlying indexes tracked by some of the firm's municipal bond ETFs to new indexes from ICE Data Indices (“ICE”)

Business Wire • Dec 8, 2021

Muni Investors Stay Flexible As Rates Rise

Truly active managers shine in challenging investment environments, especially when they are given a flexible mandate. With tax-loss harvesting, active investors can deliberately sell at a loss to offset taxes on gains elsewhere in a portfolio.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 9, 2021

Get On the Short Side of Munis with the SMB ETF

The municipal bond space is already seeing heightened interest thanks to a Joe Biden presidential victory, which has debt market analysts forecasting more gains for municipal bonds due to future tax hikes. ETF investors looking to get on the short end of the yield curve for munis can look at funds like the VanEck Vectors [.

ETF Trends • Dec 8, 2020

3 ETFs to Get Tactical Exposure to Bonds

The fixed income market was one of the stars in a pandemic-ridden 2020, especially when the Federal Reserve came in to backstop bonds earlier this year when the COVID-19 sell-offs were at their peak. As ETF investors look to position their portfolios for 2021, getting bond exposure is still a must.

ETF Trends • Nov 25, 2020