Not exact matches
With the exception of the very front end of the yield curve,
Canadian government
bond yields declined, as did spreads on
investment grade corporate
bonds.
The iShares
Canadian Universe
Bond Index ETF (XBB), which tracks the overall Canadian investment - grade bond market, has a duration of
Bond Index ETF (XBB), which tracks the overall
Canadian investment -
grade bond market, has a duration of
bond market, has a duration of 6.9.
For instance, the RBC Target 2020 Corporate
Bond ETF will replicate the performance of a portfolio of
Canadian dollar - denominated
investment grade corporate
bonds that effectively mature in 2020.
I'd recommend using the customization feature and replacing these with
investment -
grade Canadian bonds only.
If you're looking for a single fund that covers the
Canadian investment -
grade bond market, look for one that tracks the DEX Universe.
The Vanguard
Canadian Aggregate
Bond Index ETF will track an index of
Canadian government and
investment grade corporate
bonds.
The Vanguard
Canadian Short - Term
Bond ETF will track an index of
Canadian government and
investment grade corporate
bonds with maturities ranging from 1 to 5 years.
The sectors covered by the active ETFs are
Canadian Dividend, U.S. Dividend, Global Dividend, Preferred Shares and Crossover
Bonds (those on the line between
investment grade and high - yield).
The
bonds are a universe of all
Canadian bonds (SCM Universe of federal, provincial, including
investment -
grade corporates).
Yields of
Canadian corporate
investment -
grade and high - yield
bonds have been trending lower (up in price) since the beginning of March 2016.
DXV aims to provide a floating rate of interest income while preserving capital by investing primarily in
Canadian investment grade corporate
bonds and through using interest rate derivatives that seek to mitigate the effects of interest rate fluctuations.
DEX Universe
Bond Index: With over 1,000
bonds represented, this index has broad representation from
investment -
grade bonds issued by
Canadian companies and by government - sector issuers.
If you want to pick your own non-core high - yield North American corporate
bond fund, TD offers the TD High Yield Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below - investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the Canadian dol
bond fund, TD offers the TD High Yield
Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below - investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the Canadian dol
Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below -
investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the
Canadian dollar.
As we explained above,
Canadian plan sponsors have traditionally restricted their managers to
investment grade bonds, particularly rated A or higher.
PowerShares 1 - 5 Year Laddered
Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to f
Investment Grade Corporate
Bond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to five ye
Bond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a
bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to five ye
bond ladder comprised of
Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to f
investment -
grade corporate
bonds maturing in one to five years.
Brokers are
graded here on their webpage for trading stocks,
bonds and funds; on the range of
investment products clients can buy online; and the availability of registered accounts that can hold U.S. dollars (many brokers force a conversion into
Canadian dollars when clients sell U.S. stocks or receive dividends from such stocks).
The iShares DEX All Corporate
Bond Index Fund (XCB) tracks only
Canadian investment grade corporate
bonds.
The lineup includes TD
Canadian Aggregate
Bond Index ETF, which tracks an index that measures the
investment return of
Canadian dollar - denominated,
investment -
grade, publicly issued debt.
The category most impacted by interest rate rises is the
Canadian Long Aggregate market, comprised of long - term - to - maturity (10 years and over)
investment -
grade bonds issued by
Canadian governments and corporations.
The index also includes Eurodollar and Euro - Yen corporate
bonds;
Canadian government, agency and corporate securities; and USD
investment grade 144A securities.
Itâ $ ™ s the iShares
Canadian Corporate
Bond Index Fund (TSX: XCB) and it invests solely in
investment -
grade bonds.
Each set portfolio usually includes core asset categories that include
investment -
grade bonds, stocks (
Canadian, U.S. and global) and sometimes also other asset categories such as real estate
investment trusts, emerging markets equities and high - yield
bonds.
The Solactive
Canadian Select Universe
Bond Index (Total Return) is designed to measure the performance of the
Canadian investment -
grade fixed income market.