Fixed income ETFs are a $1 trillion market built on the pitch of turning the illiquid into the liquid. There are those who argue FI ETFs are where the next crisis will emerge - while I'm not in that camp yet, here's the evidence I've gathered so far:
We saw this exact dynamic happen in March 2020 - near the bottom, some large fixed income ETFs were trading at 5%+ discounts to the value of their underlying assets. Fears of a "liquidity doom loop" began to emerge… Until the Fed saved the day.
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I tell this story to point out that, like past unstable financial products, ETFs are reliant on "selective liquidity" from banks to function. When banks decline to support the market, the Fed has to step with greater speed & size to keep the peace. FIN
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