NEPC’s Phill Nelson was quoted in an article from P&I about the rise of bond ETFs.

Global assets under management in bond exchange-traded funds passed the $1 trillion mark for the first time during the quarter ended June 30, and industry sources are confident assets will double over the next five years, possibly sooner, thanks to increasing demand across the investor spectrum.

Industry sources said AUM invested globally in bond ETFs is poised to grow exponentially as pension funds, endowments, money managers, wealth managers and registered investment advisers continue to shift assets to passive management and expand their use of fixed-income ETFs as building blocks in portfolio construction.

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