The phrase
"average duration" refers to the typical length of time that something lasts or continues.
Full definition
It could be an indication of a longer
average duration of breastfeeding, or more exclusive breastfeeding within the population or other factors.
One important aspect of core bond funds — their relatively short 5.5 -
year average duration — should prevent big losses.
Under normal circumstances, the Manager seeks to maintain a
weighted average duration of three to seven years in the investment grade fixed - income portion of the fund.
In 2017, total average trip cost increased 4 % - in - line with average rental fee increases — and
average duration remain unchanged at 6 days.
In 2017, total average trip cost increased 4 % - in - line with average rental fee increases — and
average duration remain unchanged at 6 days.
According to Morningstar Direct, $ 59 billion is invested in long - term bond funds and exchange - traded funds (defined as portfolios
with average durations above six years).
Tables A and B above
show average duration of corrections can be less than a year while bear markets can go beyond four years.
Dollar - denominated emerging market debt looks cheap on a valuation basis relative to its own history and other fixed income assets, and it also offers comparable yield for a higher average credit rating than dollar - denominated high yield, albeit with
higher average duration.»
The flexibility
measure average duration and the expressivity measures positive and negative affect of father - child and mother - child dyads showed one extreme univariate outlier.
All parents who filled out the LS evaluation survey (n = 35), have stated that the LS met their needs and without the space they would not have breastfed their infants past six months (
average duration rates are approximately 10 months).
Based on factors
like average duration of failed marriages, number of dating services, general wellbeing and even gonorrhea stats, CreditDonkey has arrived at the ten American cities where heartbreak is most common.
Higher values of transitions and dispersion indicates more emotional flexibility, while, higher values of
average duration indicated less emotional flexibility of dyads.
On that basis, I'd bought XSB (a short - term bond index,
average duration of about 2.9 years).
If you're still following last year's recommendation, you would be 40 % in fixed income right now, equally split between governments and corporates, and with a
short average duration, so the current recommendation is somewhat different.
The Bond Fund Interest Rate Sensitivity Illustrator also allows you to hypothetically add or remove funds from your portfolio to see the estimated impact on the portfolio's
Weighted Average Duration and value within the 1 % rate change limit.
Dyads with AD children and non-AD mothers, also showed
higher average duration than non-AD mother - child dyads (p = 0.004).
But that total is dwarfed by the more than $ 1.5 trillion invested in intermediate - term portfolios (3.5 - to six -
year average duration), which include core bond funds hewing to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate index.
Chriss pegs growth in the contingent work force to structural changes in employment over the past decades, including a decline in enrollment in defined - benefit pension plans and growth in
the average duration of unemployment.
In addition,
the average duration of unemployment had got longer in 2013 and labor market participation had waned as people lost hope of finding a job.
But when they have, the global stock market averaged a 3 % decline with
an average duration of just seven days.»
Its LEDs have
an average duration of 50,000 hours, compared with 2,000 for a typical halogen bulb.
It has
an average duration of less than one year and yields nearly 2 percent.
Another $ 431 billion is invested in short - term portfolios (one - to 3.5 - year
average duration).
Ecologist and fire scientist Matt Jolly and his colleagues say
the average duration of annual wildfire seasons lengthened almost 20 percent between 1979 and 2013, and the amount of land vulnerable to burning almost doubled.
«Recessionary rebounds in the S&P 500 have had
an average duration of 284 trading days, and a median duration of 298 trading days.»
The average duration of the fund is 2.48 years, and management fees are 0.25 %.
To reduce your portfolio's sensitivity to rising interest rates you want to lower
the average duration of your holdings.
In bonds, the Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry
an average duration of about 4 years, primarily in straight Treasuries of 10 - year maturity and shorter.
Growth was more than 1 percentage point lower relative to normal periods, and
the average duration of the overhang was 23 years.
Bond Statistic
Average Duration in Years: Expressed in years, average duration is a weighted average of the estimated price sensitivity of the bonds in the fund's portfolio to a given change in interest rates.
The fund, which aims to keep
the average duration under 1 year, targets only investment - grade securities.
The Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry
an average duration of about 2 years, mostly in Treasury Inflation Protected securities, and a position of just over 20 % of assets in precious metals shares, for which the Market Climate continues to be favorable on the measures we use.
The Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry
an average duration of about 4 years, primarily in straight Treasuries.
Yes the Index - linked fund is more susceptible to interest rate risk than the regular bond fund, but not by the nature of it being a linker, it's because
the average duration is longer.
The average duration of the periods is 1.06 years and stocks rose in 83 % of the periods.
In addition,
the average duration of Canadian household sector debt is significantly shorter than its US equivalent, primarily reflecting differences in the structure of the Canadian and US mortgage markets.