Pimco total return ETF will be tipping point for actively managed funds

Actively managed ETFs are becoming more and more popular with investors, and the launch of a big mutual fund strategy with an ETF wrapper by Pimco will be a watershed moment for the industry

Pimco total return ETF to be a tipping point for the actively-managed ETF industry

Fixed income and alternative strategy exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are the top hits in the actively managed space, according to industry participants.

"The majority of actively managed ETFs now being filed are fixed income or liquid alternatives," says Ben Fulton, Chicago-based managing director and head of global ETFs at Invesco PowerShares. "And we believe this will only grow over time." Index development within fixed income is relatively limited, so the idea of a portfolio manager being able