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The Era of the Bond ETF Has Finally Arrived

  • Record $446 billion exits fixed-income mutual funds in 2022
  • ETFs allow traders to ‘respond immediately’ to volatility: ICI

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The inflationary tremors shaking Wall Street all year are causing big changes to fixed-income capital flows that could ultimately end up disrupting the money-management industry over the long haul.

Years after ETFs triggered a multi-trillion-dollar revolution in stock trading, bond investors are playing catch-up -- liquidating cash from mutual funds and loading up on exchange-traded strategies at an unprecedented rate.