RISR ETF 5 Years Later: What Income Investors Need to Know About This MBS Interest Only ETF

RISR ETF: How Does This Mortgage-Backed Securities Strategy Generate Income?Mortgage-backed securities can behave very differently from traditional bonds, especially when interest rates change. So how does the FolioBeyond Alternative Income and Interest Rate Hedge ETF (RISR) work, and what should income investors understand about its strategy?In this interview, I’m joined by Dean Smith from FolioBeyond to take a closer look at RISR, celebrate its five-year anniversary, and discuss how its mortgage-backed securities strategy works in different interest-rate environments.RISR focuses on the interest-only portion of mortgage-backed securities, which can respond differently to changes in mortgage rates and homeowner refinancing activity than traditional fixed-income investments.