The deep freeze that has kept more than a dozen of would-be issuers of active ETFs from entering into the space seems to be thawing a bit; shortly after iShares received the green light from the agency to launch active ETFs, Eaton Vance got similar news. In a filing dated March 30, the SEC approved the exemptive relief application originally made in early March of last year and amended in August. Eaton Vance had previously shared details on a number of actively-managed ETFs covering various corners of the domestic bond market, including: Enhanced Short Maturity Government Limited Maturity Intermediate Municipal Bond Prime Limited Maturity Short Term Municipal Bond Active Bond ETF Boom Active ETFs offering exposure to equity securities have been slow to take off to this point, but a number of active bond funds have managed to attract significant assets. PIMCO offers four active bond ETFs (MINT, SMMU, MUNI, [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Bond ETFs: 12 Stops Along The Risk/Return Spectrum Wide World Of Muni Bond ETFs Handicapping The Active ETF Race Will Legg Mason Jumpstart Actively-Managed ETFs? Checking In On Ten Major ETF Launches From 2009