Northern Trust Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

TAXS

Market cap $156M

Passive, active, Treasuries, corporates, munis, international, and more — the whole spectrum of fixed income ETFs seemed to come off a strong year in 2025. The year was also marked by a bevy of launches.

In conjunction with Nasdaq, TMX VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth co-hosted an Asset Allocation Summit webinar session focusing on the ever-evolving space of fixed income. With fixed income ETFs crossing $325 billion in inflows as of mid-October, there's an obvious interest from investors.

Northern Trust Asset Management has launched three new fixed income exchange-traded fund (ETF) suites, catering to fixed income investors looking for laddering strategies that focus specifically on municipal and inflation-linked bonds as well as those looking for core muni options to complement a portfolio. The three product suites include 11 ETFs total.

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Northern Trust Asset Management has launched three suites of fixed income ETFs today. The 11 new ETFs are the first funds under the new Northern Trust ETFs brand. Two suites of innovative distributing ladder ETFs use patent-pending technology designed to help investors manage the decumulation phase of retirement income and achieve cash flow management goals, while minimizing taxes or protecting against inflation. The third suite offers low-fee, tax-exempt bond index ET.