The Great Bond Debate: How Strategists Are Positioning Their ETFs

A compelling observation was made by Jeffrey Sherman, deputy chief investment officer at DoubleLine, on stage at the Astoria Advisors Macro Summit. He had just stated, “As a bond investor, I'm here to tell you that we're not special, but that we tend to be more risk-averse.

ETF Trends • Oct 27, 2025

Access to Bridgewater's Expertise Via ETFs

State Street Global Advisors, which launched the first U.S.-listed ETF more than 30 years ago, continues to innovate. Today it expanded its lineup to include a global multi-asset allocation ETF.

ETF Trends • Mar 6, 2025

Bond ETF flows this year just topped annual record set in 2021

Investors are flocking to bond ETFs this year, according to State Street.

Market Watch • Sep 25, 2024

Why There's Room for More ETF Adoption

The future for ETFs is bright. That's my takeaway after reading State Street Global Advisors' just-released 2024 ETF Impact Survey.

ETF Trends • Jul 22, 2024

TOTL: An Active Bond Fund That's Not Living Up To The Hype

The SPDR® DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF aims to outperform its benchmark by exploiting mispricings in the bond market. The fund is actively managed and has the flexibility to invest in asset classes beyond the benchmark. Despite its active management approach, the fund has not consistently outperformed a passive bond market ETF proxy of its benchmark.

Seeking Alpha • May 3, 2024

TOTL: Lagging Its Benchmark And Peers

SPDR® DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF is an actively managed debt fund with a 12-month trailing yield of 4.88%. The TOTL ETF portfolio has a low risk profile, but it has missed its objective to outperform its benchmark since inception. It has underperformed 4 of its close competitors over the last 15 months.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 24, 2024

ETF investors flee cash-like government bond funds, favor riskier assets in ‘bullish buying'

Hello! In this week's ETF Wrap, you'll get a look at flow data showing recent “bullish buying behavior” from investors, as well as funds to consider before 2024 hits.

Market Watch • Dec 7, 2023

Here are some ETFs State Street likes with recession worries, Fed rate hikes in focus

Hello! For this week's ETF Wrap, I spoke with Franklin Templeton's Wylie Tollette on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision and caught up with State Street's Michael Arone on his midyear ETF market outlook.

Market Watch • Jun 15, 2023

TOTL: Underperforms Passive Benchmark

The SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF has underperformed its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, over its 8-year history. TOTL has a high expense ratio of 0.55% and a high portfolio turnover rate of 119% compared to the passive Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF. Investors should avoid TOTL due to its high costs and underperformance.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 10, 2023

DoubleLine's ETF Lineup Doubled in Size

Just over a year ago, DoubleLine entered the ETF market and in May 2023 doubled its lineup. The new products tap into the prominent active management firm's expertise.

ETF Trends • May 31, 2023