Vanguard has launched its first actively managed municipal bond ETFs, debuting two new funds targeting broad and short-duration exposures.

Schwab Asset Management has introduced the Schwab Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (SMBS US), offering cost-effective access to investment-grade mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by US government agencies.

Vanguard has expanded its line-up of municipal bond ETFs with two new cost-efficient index-based funds providing national intermediate-term and California-specific broad maturity exposures.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has expanded its ‘MarketBeta’ suite of low-cost, core portfolio ETFs with two new funds providing exposure to US large-cap stocks that are either growth- or value-oriented.

Vanguard has announced plans to broaden its offering of municipal bond investment products with two new low-cost index-based ETFs.

State Street Global Advisors has reduced the expense ratios on several US-domiciled ‘SPDR Portfolio’ ETFs which are designed to deliver ultra-low-cost, core portfolio exposures.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has expanded its ‘MarketBeta’ suite of low-cost, core portfolio ETFs with the launch of a new fund providing global equities exposure, excluding stocks listed in the US.

Vanguard has introduced its first US-listed ETF in nearly two years with the launch of a municipal bond fund targeting tax-exempt securities at the front end of the yield curve.

S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI are set to implement changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard this month, modifications that will have an impact on S&P 500 ETFs as well as ETFs tracking specific sectors of the bellwether index.

State Street Global Advisors is set to combine two sizable ETFs, both of which provide US small-cap equities exposure, into a colossal fund with more than $7 billion in assets.