Tabula Investment Management’s credit volatility premia ETF – the Tabula J.P. Morgan Global Credit Volatility Premium Index UCITS ETF – has surpassed €150m in assets under management, less than six months since its launch. The fund, which debuted on the London Stock Exchange in March, captures the difference between realized and implied volatility in North American and European high yield credit default swap markets. Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula, commented, “Our ETFs have struck a chord with many types of investors, from wealth managers and asset managers to banks and insurance companies.”

European fixed income specialist Tabula Investment Management has listed the Tabula JP Morgan Global Credit Volatility Premium Index UCITS ETF (TAB2 GR) on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform. The ETF captures the difference between realized and implied volatility in credit default swap index options markets. Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula Investment Management, commented, “There is a growing need for more innovative fixed income tools to manage risk and navigate markets, and we are excited to be able to offer this product to German investors.”

BlackRock has rolled out three new share classes on SIX Swiss Exchange, providing access to different segments of the EUR and USD corporate bond markets while hedging currency exposure relative to the Swiss franc.

European fixed income specialist Tabula Investment Management has announced that its suite of UCITS ETFs is now registered for distribution in Spain. Combined with existing registration in Portugal, Tabula will now enjoy a robust Iberian presence.

DWS has reduced the expense ratios on five of its Xtrackers-branded UCITS ETFs providing core fixed income exposures. Following the fee cuts, investors can now enjoy lower-cost access to eurozone government securities, US Treasuries, and high yield corporate bonds.

In a further bid to shake up the indexing space, Morningstar has introduced a comprehensive suite of fixed income indices that track the performance of all major global bond market asset classes. The indices, which have been designed for use as performance benchmarks or as bases for investable index products such as ETFs, cover Treasury, inflation-protected, government-related, corporate, securitized/covered, mortgage-backed, and asset-backed exposures. “We have constructed a comprehensive global family of bond indexes that represent discrete asset class exposures, without any gaps or overlap,” said Sanjay Arya, Head of Indexes at Morningstar.

Tabula Investment Management has launched a new ETF in Europe – the Tabula JP Morgan Global Credit Volatility Premium Index UCITS ETF (TVOL LN). Linked to a newly created JP Morgan index, the fund provides a passive vehicle for capturing the difference between realized and implied volatility in credit default swap (CDS) index options markets. “Investors are very keen to find new sources of return that are structural and have limited correlation to other market index investments,” said Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula Investment Management. “We are very glad to be able to work with JP Morgan on harnessing this risk premium and delivering it to our clients.”

Tabula Investment Management has launched a new ETF in Europe, providing inverse exposure to European high-yield credit through direct access to the credit default swap (CDS) market. The Tabula European iTraxx Crossover Credit Short UCITS ETF (TECS LN) reflects the return from buying protection on an index of sub-investment grade corporate issuers from across the continent. Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula Investment Management, said, “We strongly believe in making CDS indices more accessible…We are making them available in a transparent UCITS ETF, which extends the tool kit for fixed income investors to efficiently manoeuvre in difficult market environments.”

Tabula Investment Management has launched the Tabula European iTraxx Crossover Credit UCITS ETF (TECC LN) on London Stock Exchange, providing exposure to European high-yield credit through an index tracking the corporate credit default swap (CDS) market. The fund aims to provide a competitive yield without the direct interest rate risk inherent in traditional corporate bond indices. Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula Investment Management, commented, “We are making [CDS indices] available in a transparent UCITS ETF which extends the tool kit for fixed income investors to efficiently maneuver in difficult market environments.”

VanEck has cross-listed nine Think ETFs onto Deutsche Börse’s Xetra platform. The ETFs, which maintain primary listings on Euronext Amsterdam, offer a mix of equity, fixed income and real estate exposure and follow VanEck’s acquisition of Netherlands-based ThinkCapital at the beginning of the year.