Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF

FCOR

Market cap $281M

For many investors, building a diversified portfolio is one of the first steps in investing. Fidelity Investments' extensive range of ETFs offers a powerful toolkit to achieve this.

Fidelity Investment's investment-grade securitized ETF is seeing noteworthy investor attention in the current environment. The strong interest places the Fidelity Investment Grade Securitized ETF (FSEC) among the top 10 most popular active ETFs in 2025 to date, as measured by net flows, according to Kirsten Chang, senior industry analyst at VettaFi.

We think the Fed has time to assess the impact of tariffs, and we expect it to wait to cut rates until the data show that tariffs are impacting the real economy. So far, there are no signs of recession in the hard data. The tariff pause offers the possibility to avoid worst-case economic scenarios before the damage is crystalized. We believe technical factors will continue to drive market dislocations in spreads and sectors, and that active managers can navigate this more effectively.

Active ETFs have seen widespread adoption, particularly within the fixed income space. By the end of 2024, 40% of advisors had allocations to active ETFs, compared to just 13% in 2022, according to data from Fidelity as of December 31, 2024.

2025 has begun with much the same factors in place as 2024, as tech has continued to dominate markets. With the new year comes a new opportunity for a portfolio refresh.

On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (FCOR) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF overall.

VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the Fidelity Corporate Bond ETF (FCOR) on this week's “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and strategy, visit the ETF Investing Channel.

Have you taken a look at your fixed income allocation lately? It may be time to reassess.

The second half of 2024 appears increasingly favorable for actively managed bond ETFs. Michael Plage, CFA, portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, talked active fixed income investing in the Third Quarter Fixed Income Symposium hosted on the VettaFi platform.

M&A was almost dormant in 2023. In the US, as a proportion of the market value of the benchmark equity indices, it fell to its lowest level in 20 years, according to McKinsey. Credit investors are not traditionally supposed to be fans of M&A, and it's true we are wary of leveraging M&A, where debt is loaded onto balance sheets to buy competitors. We are seeing a comeback for M&A that we think is likely to continue through 2024.