iShares, the global leader in ETF assets and total number of funds, appears to be continuing its bond ETF push with its latest SEC filing. In the release, the company revealed plans for a new emerging market bond fund, targeting the quickly growing region of Latin America.

If approved, the fund would be just the second U.S. product to target the space in ETF form, offering investors a new way to play the region. The potential launch would also continue iShares’ attempt at bond ETF dominance as six of the last seven funds that the company has put out have been in the fixed income world

The iShares Latin America Bond Fund looks to track the Barclays Latin America Bond Index which tracks the U.S. dollar denominated bond markets of corporate, sovereign, and quasi sovereign issuers domiciled throughout Latin America. At the end of last month, the index consisted of just over 300 different bonds Continue reading →