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Due in part to the difculty of sourcing individual bonds during pandemic-related market volatility, more than half (54%) of institutional investors increased their use of fixed income ETFs.1 Learn more about how your peers managed market volatility with fixed income ETFs in 2020 and their plans for the coming years in Institutional Investor's latest research report.
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Drivers of efficiency
Amid the market turbulence in 2020, flagship fixed income ETFs provided deep liquidity, continuous price transparency, and lower transaction costs than were available in individual bonds. BlackRock believes that investing in technology will continue to be a major driver of efficiency, as proven in mid-March, cited as the most difficult trading weeks of the COVID crisis.
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It was through the technology of ETFs, especially in the fixed income arena, that allowed markets to operate more efficiently and with more liquidity.
~Larry Fink
Founder, Chairman, and CEO of BlackRock
Portfolio construction expertise for today's evolving bond market
Ongoing changes in bond trading protocols and technology should continue to have profound implications for bond markets, investors, and portfolio construction. Request a consultation with the iShares Portfolio Consulting team to discuss how these changes may impact your portfolio.
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1 Institutional Investor, Managing Market Volatility in 2020, January 2021. Based on 762 respondents. Usage figures comes from a global survey of institutional investment decision makers at insurers, endowments, family offices, foundations, pensions, and asset management firms surveyed in Q3, 2020. This study was sponsored by BlackRock. BlackRock is not affiliated with Institutional Investor or any of their affiliates.
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