Morningstar Sees More Excitement For Fixed Income ETFs in 2026

With 2025 in the books, it will be a difficult year to top for fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but Morningstar is predicting more excitement to come. That should keep fixed income investors fixated on what new developments the space brings this year. As noted, fixed income ETFs broke records in 2025, amassing strong inflows and seeing a record number of product launches (just shy of 150, according to Morningstar). Active fixed income ETFs, in particular, came to the market en masse as more invest ...