The Bloomberg Barclays bond indexes, which are the foundation for hundreds, if not thousands, of passive fixed income mutual funds and ETFs and the benchmark for many actively managed bond funds, have been rebranded.
As of Aug. 24, all Bloomberg Barclays fixed income benchmark indexes have been rebranded as Bloomberg Fixed Income Indices, marking the end of a five-year transition period following Bloomberg's acquisition of Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions (BRAIS) in August 2016. Bloomberg and Barclays had agreed that the co-branding would end after five years.
Flagship fixed income benchmarks such as the U.S. and Euro aggregate bond indexes are included in the rebranding along with the municipal, high yield, emerging market and inflation-protected indexes.
Moreover, Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Indices are now known as the Bloomberg MSCI ESG Fixed Income Indices, indicating a shift to focus on environmental, social and governance factors.
