iShares, SSGA announce market standard methodology for fixed income ETFs

Global leaders in the fixed income exchange-traded funds market have collaborated to achieve a standardised methodology to improve valuation comparisons of fixed income ETFs as well as align global calculation approaches for key metrics such as yields, spreads and duration. The end goal is to enhance investor confidence in fixed income ETFs by improving intra-day analysis of different ETFs and other fixed income instruments across multiple trading platforms.