ETFs: Valuable Versatility in a Newly Volatile Market

The institutions participating in the Greenwich Associates 2017 U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds Study are preparing their investment portfolios for the return of volatility and the shift to a rising interest-rate environment. As part of those efforts, they are increasing their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 20 of the 21 equity and fixed-income product categories covered in the study, and they are integrating the funds into more sophisticated portfolio applications.