Vanguard Advisor's Alpha Podcast

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S2 E3: Bond ETFs and the Fed Apr 06, 2021

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In the third and final episode of the season, Vanguard ETF Product Manager Johnny Garcia drills into how the Federal Reserve integrated the purchase of bond ETFs into its COVID-inspired quantitative easing program, and explains why the Fed’s move was a “pretty big deal.”

^*All ETF flows data referred to in this podcast season are based on Fact Set data, as of December 31, 2020.

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S2 E1: ETF trends in 2021: Record inflows and bond ETF popularity Mar 23, 2021

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Last year was a breakout for ETFs and for bond ETFs in particular. Cash flows into ETFs targeting domestic fixed income reached a record $184 billion, topping the $140 billion in inflows into ETFs focused on domestic equities. .^* So what is going on?

In this episode, Vanguard ETF Product Manager Johnny Garcia drills into data showing accelerating adoption of ETFs, and explores why more and more advisors and investors are turning to ETFs for building portfolios, because of their low cost, transparency, and tradability. (11 minutes)

Looking ahead, part two of this three-part Vanguard Advisor’s Alpha® podcast season on ETFs examines the growing adoption of bond ETFs.

*All ETF flows data referred to in this podcast season are based on Fact Set data, as of December 31, 2020.

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S2 E2: The year of the bond ETF Mar 22, 2021

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In this episode, Vanguard ETF Product Manager Johnny Garcia uncovers reasons why advisors and investors are embracing the advantages of bond ETFs for building portfolios, including low cost, transparency, and tradability. He also drills into how “urban legends” about their alleged vulnerability have been wrong. (11 minutes.)

Looking ahead, part three of this three-part Vanguard Advisor’s Alpha® podcast season on ETFs explores how the Federal Reserve incorporated purchases of bond ETFs into its new COVID-inspired quantitative easing (QE) program.

^*All ETF flows data referred to in this podcast season are based on Fact Set data, as of December 31, 2020.

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BONUS: A breakout year for ETFs in 2020 Dec 04, 2020

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Investors appear to be adopting ETFs at an accelerating rate, as flows into U.S.-listed ETFs clearly suggest. Find out the reasons behind the rising tide in “ETF Land” in this bonus episode of the Vanguard Advisor’s Alpha Podcast.

Vanguard ETF Product Manager Johnny Garcia drills into how and why ETF flows are strengthening—both for the entire industry and for Vanguard in this 13-minute episode. Among other things, you’ll learn about the rapid growth of bond ETFs in particular.

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Vanguard ETF® Shares are not redeemable with the issuing fund other than in very large aggregations worth millions of dollars. Instead, investors must buy and sell Vanguard ETF Shares in the secondary market and hold those shares in a brokerage account. In doing so, the investor may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling.

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