Active fixed income ETFs have been quite popular thus far in 2025. However, following the Fed's rate cut, we expect demand to persist into yearend and into 2026. I have written a lot of words on this platform about active fixed income ETFs in 2025 as the category of ETFs swells in size. Not only is the supply of active ETFs growing, but so is the demand. Rather than offer my take (again), I'm going to lean on the insights of the attendees and the speakers from VettaFi's Q3 Fixed Income Symposium. At the ev ...

Group 1 - Investors should prepare for weaker stock market performance in the next six months according to Vanguard's outlook [1] - Vanguard's global head of rates, Roger Hallam, anticipates a slowdown in growth during the second half of the year [1] - The labor market is expected to gradually cool while inflation rises, leading to potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve [2] Group 2 - Hallam believes that prioritizing jobs will prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates towards the end of the year [2] - This environment is expected to create a favorable condition for bonds, encouraging clients to allocate more to fixed income [2] - Vanguard is launching three U.S. government bond exchange-traded funds, including the Vanguard Government Securities Active ETF (VGVT) [2]