Sentences with phrase «corporate bond portfolio holds»

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And so what Marks is saying is that it does not matter if your portfolio holds a bunch of, say, «AAA» - rated corporate bonds and highly - rated government bonds like US Treasuries, which are, in theory, highly liquid assets.

For people looking for ways to boost the income of a portfolio, that has often meant casting a wider net than the traditional core holdings of U.S. Treasuries and investment grade corporate bonds.

A CORE HOLDING FOR ANY PORTFOLIO This Fund seeks high current income and some long - term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government and corporate bonds, debentures and short - term notes.

So while low and negative interest rates across the globe has inspired flows into stocks, emerging market bonds and corporate credit in search of higher yields, keep in mind the high correlations of these assets to oil prices and the advantages of holding actual diversifiers in your portfolio to smooth the ride.

The investor should hold a portfolio of no more than six core asset classes, namely domestic equities, emerging market equities, international equities, government fixed income, corporate bonds and real estate.

The strategies developed by the group help shape portfolio positioning for dedicated US Corporate Bond Portfolios, as well as the corporate bond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond poCorporate Bond Portfolios, as well as the corporate bond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond portfolBond Portfolios, as well as the corporate bond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond pPortfolios, as well as the corporate bond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond pocorporate bond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond portfolbond holdings in US Core Bond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond portfolBond Plus, Core Bond, Long, and Intermediate Bond portfolBond, Long, and Intermediate Bond portfolBond portfoliosportfolios.

Roughly 50 % of its portfolio is invested in stocks, while the other half is held in convertible securities, corporate and government bonds, foreign securities as well as derivatives.

If you are trying to determine the risk portfolio of your cumulative holdings then I would suggest that yes, it would be appropriate to put your Defined Benefit pension plan into a risk category that has the same risk profile as a highly rated corporate or government bond.

High - yield corporate bonds may also be used to gain modest exposure to higher - yielding maturities, though the portfolio is unlikely to hold a large percentage of high - yield bonds, especially those of longer duration.

The indices themselves are designed to represent the performance of a held - to - maturity portfolio of investment - grade corporate bonds with effective maturities in one specific year (e.g. an index of bonds maturing in 2016).

The Company's investment portfolio holdings are primarily U.S. dollar - denominated fixed - income securities including municipal bonds, U.S. Government bonds, mortgage - backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, corporate bonds and asset - backed securities.

And like equities, you need to diversify this part of your portfolio too, by holding a mix of government and corporate bonds, with varying levels of risk.

Corporate bonds offer additional yield, and the iShares 1 - 5 Year Laddered Corporate Bond (CBO) uses a time - honoured strategy to smooth out interest rate risk: it holds one fifth of its portfolio in five different «rungs,» with maturities of one to five years.

Seeking a high level of income for investorsIncome - focused: The portfolio managers strive for a higher level of income than most bonds offer by investing in higher - yielding, lower rated corporate bonds.Focus on performance: The managers can invest across a range of industries and companies, and can adjust the fund's holdings to capitalize on market opportunities.Leading research: The fund's managers, supported by Putnam's fixed - income research division, analyze a range of bonds to build a diversified portfolio.

Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio also indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard ® Total Bond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 ybond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

These firms, the Carlyle Group, Apollo Global Management and Oaktree Capital Management among them, have been raising billions of dollars during Europe's sovereign debt crisis to buy loan portfolios, corporate bonds and other holdings from troubled financial institutions on the Continent.