Sentences with phrase «average investment grade credit»

Another lesson is that investing for the average investment grade credit quality is good also.

Not exact matches

Cannon figures that the average credit quality of a the big banks lending portfolio probably falls halfway between high - yield debt and investment grade.

Within fixed income, we suggest raising average credit quality, particularly focusing on investments in areas like high - grade corporate and municipal bonds.

Each account will contain investment - grade taxable bonds rated BBB − or higher at time of purchase.2 The investment team will seek to maintain an overall portfolio credit rating average of A −.2 Please be aware that lower rated bonds do carry additional risk compared to higher rated bonds.

For example, by comparing a group of corporate bonds (like investment grade corporate bonds) vs. treasuries, you get a picture of where the average investment grade bond credit spread currently stands.

Two of the largest risks are that the average credit quality of bonds in this sector is well below investment grade and the heavy issuance of zero coupon bonds creates a sector that has one of the longest durations in the municipal bond market.

That explains why TJX has a very strong investment grade credit rating that allows it to borrow at an average interest rate of just 2.9 % (only 0.4 % higher than a 10 - year US Treasury).

In addition, these funds must invest primarily in investment - grade fixed - income securities, such that the average credit quality of the portfolio as a whole is investment grade (BBB or equivalent rating or higher) and not more than 25 % of the portfolio's holdings are invested in high yield fixed income securities.

It is based on the ICE BofAML Diversified High Yield US Emerging Markets Corporate Plus Index which tracks the performance of corporate bonds denominated in US dollars with an average credit rating below investment grade.

Investments are restricted to fixed - income securities with an average credit quality rating of double - A and minimum credit quality rating of investment grade.

And as The Financial Times noted on Monday: «US investment grade is now above the main 50 -, 100 - and 200 - day moving averages, sending a bearish signal on credit risk.

For example, the average annualized asset - weighted returns for investment - grade long - term bond funds were 3 percent versus 5.7 percent for the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Government / Credit Index over five years.