With that information in mind, we find local currency international bond funds as more appealing, since they represent a nice play on a weaker dollar, hence a diversification effect. Also please note that most of the risk
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Target the Treasury Curve Sweet Spot With VGIT
The index includes fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury (not including inflation-protected bonds) with maturities between five and 10 years. For investors seeking this so-called sweet spot of five years,
Investors Turn to BondBloxx Treasury ETFs Amid Uncertainty
“We built our suite of US Treasury ETFs for investors looking to target their duration with precision and flexibility, and it’s rewarding to already see meaningful adoption by our clients,” said Tony Kelly, co-founder of
US Treasury 2 Year Note ETF: I Will Follow This New 2-Year Treasury ETF Closely (UTWO)
UTWO is about as easy to understand as any ETF. Or is it? On the surface, it just buys the 2-year US Treasury Note. That’s it. However, as opposed to buying and holding that bond until it matures in 2 years, UTWO swaps out its holding whenever a new 2-year bond is issued. Given the unique moment in history for the bond market, I find this ETF to be a potentially opportunistic tool for contemporary income investors.
With High Yield, Low Risks, See Short-Term Treasuries
While investors have been pumping money into investment-grade corporate fixed income, some bond managers are concerned that they aren’t being adequately compensated for the risks associated with such
SGOV Will Let Yield Get Away
The iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF ( NYSEARCA: SGOV ) is an ETF for fixed income speculators to play on when duration is unattractive as well as high credit risk. SGOV does not have this issue as bonds keep
I Bonds Vs. TIPs: Which High-Yield, Inflation-Protected Security Is Best For 2023? (TIP)
Federal Reserve hikes have led to higher interest rates on most bonds, and higher dividend yields on most bond funds, including those focused on TIPs. SCHP is a simple TIPs index ETF and offers investors a strong, inflation-protected 6.9% dividend yield. SCHP currently yields more than an I Bond, the widest spread in decades
NightShares Uses XONE for Cash Collateral Management
One way that that these funds can be used is for cash collateral management, which is how NightShares is using the BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (NYSE Arca:
IEI Duration Risks Are Becoming Harder To Assess
If unemployment starts, markets will expect peaking inflation or disinflation to follow, and that will likely rally all asset classes, especially long-term bonds and equities. Therefore, if the labour market continues
BondBloxx unveils precision duration Treasury ETFs
BondBloxx was launched in October 2021 to develop precision fixed income ETFs. In a landscape where less than one quarter of the ETF products available in the U.S. provide fixed income exposure, the
Avoid Duration Drift Risk With These U.S. Treasury ETFs
“Managing duration exposure in investment portfolios with the prevailing maturity-based U.S. Treasury ETFs can be challenging given that the duration of these funds fluctuates over time,” according to a white paper
What’s The Fuss With I Bonds?
Torsten Asmus When inflation started picking up last year, every blog writer and financial columnist started writing about U.S. Treasury I Bonds. For example, in
Treasury Bond ETFs Strengthen on Recession Risks, Easing Fed Outlook
“The growing skepticism that the Fed will continue to deliver aggressive tightening has been emboldened” by the GDP data, Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets, told Bloomberg. Treasury