Sentences with phrase «based bond index»

It's true that interest rates are near historical lows: as of early May, 10 - year Government of Canada bonds are yielding just over 1.5 %, and a broad - based bond index fund like the ones I recommend in my model portfolios yield a little less than 2 %.

By comparison, traditional broad - based bond index funds include hundreds of holdings, but remember, there just aren't that many discount bonds available in the marketplace.

That's why I recommend a plain old broad - based bond index fund for most investors, particularly those who are still growing their portfolios.

If all rates went up by 100 basis points annually, it would be reasonable to expect a broad - based bond index fund (with a duration of about seven years) to lose about 3 % over one year and about 5 % over three years.

Formerly the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (sometimes abbreviated as «Barcap») is a broad - based bond index composed of a total of more than 6,000 individual bonds.

And there is no «unique context» where dividend stocks could possibly be considered less risky than a broad - based bond index fund, let alone a short - term bond fund or a ladder of GICs.

So why would you use a barbell rather than simply holding a broad - based bond index fund?

The broadest U.S. dollar based bond index is known as the Universal.

The Barclays U.S. Credit Index is the credit component of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is a broad - based bond index comprised of government, corporate, mortgage and asset - backed issues, rated investment grade or higher, and having at least one year to maturity.

Their reasoning is that, «bonds are debt instruments, so market value - based bond indexes skew toward issuers with larger debt sizes; therefore, bond indexes are riskier.»

Not exact matches

In a rising interest rate environment, the risk that investors have in owning all bond mutual funds and / or bond ETFs for their bond allocation is that both vehicles are managed on a relative return basis versus a benchmark index.

iShares S&P ® / TSX ® 60 Index Fund («XIU»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index Fund («XIC»), iShares S&P / TSX Completion Index Fund («XMD»), iShares S&P / TSX SmallCap Index Fund («XCS»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Energy Index Fund («XEG»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Financials Index Fund («XFN»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Gold Index Fund («XGD»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund («XIT»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped REIT Index Fund («XRE»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Materials Index Fund («XMA»), iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund («XTR»), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSP»), iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund («XEN»), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund («XDV»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund («XCG»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund («XCV»), iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund («XBB»), iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund («XSB»), iShares DEX Real Return Bond Index Fund («XRB»), iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund («XLB»), iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund («XGB»), and iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund («XCB»), iShares MSCI EAFE ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIN»), iShares Russell 2000 ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSU»), iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XCR»), iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XGR»), iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XGC»), iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XAL»), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund («XEM») and iShares MSCI World Index Fund («XWD»), iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund («XBZ»), iShares China Index Fund («XCH»), iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Index Fund («XID»), iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund («XLA»), iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHY»), iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIG»), iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund («XHB»), iShares S&P / TSX North American Preferred Stock Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XPF»), iShares S&P / TSX Equity Income Index Fund («XEI»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index Fund («XST»), iShares Capped Utilities Index Fund («XUT»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund («XBM»), iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHC»), iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XQQ») and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XEB»)(collectively, the «Funds») may or may not be suitable for all investors.

Represents the corporate and government - related sectors of Bloomberg Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Index (which provides a broad - based measure of the global investment - grade, fixed - rate debt markets) and is considered representative of global investment - grade debt.

More than just tempering Gross's anti-equity remarks, the longtime advocate of buying and holding equity - based index funds and ETFs went so far as to say that «equities today are more attractive relative to bonds than at any other time in history.»

For example, income has driven about 90 % of annual bond returns over the past 10 years, based on the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Inbond returns over the past 10 years, based on the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond InBond Index.

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In addition, large, broad - based indexes such as the Barclays Aggregate Bond Index have become less diversified over time, and now are dominated by U.S. government and agency debt.

The fund adjusts its allocations daily based upon equity and bond market volatility, correlation between the bond and equity indexes, and the yield - to - maturity of the bond index.

The BofA Merrill Lynch high - yield index is trading at roughly 600 basis points versus government bonds, but if energy, metals and mining is excluded, it's about 80 basis points less in terms of spread.

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By contrast, an investor who put $ 100,000 into a portfolio comprised of 60 % stocks and 40 % bonds and left it alone would now have $ 214,080, based on the total returns of the S&P 500 and the Barclays bond index, over the same period.

After having risen 19 basis points the first week of July, the yield on the S&P / BGCantor Current 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index dropped 20 basis points from the July 3rd 2.72 % to its current 2.52 %, offsetting the initial increase.

If an investor had moved $ 100,000 into bonds that day, it would be worth $ 124,033, based on the total return of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index through Thursday, according to investment researcher Morningstar.

While this only goes back to 1999, it would still be insightful to compare these two indexes on a year by year and aggregate basis for total return and volatility to get a true sense of the difference that treasury bond duration makes.

An FIA uses a unique formula to calculate annual interest based on the performance of a stock, bond or commodity index.

For example, based on our analysis using J.P. Morgan index data, the EMBIG index's 7.25 percent performance in 2014 is owed to a -0.35 percent spread return combined with a 7.6 percent Treasury return, as U.S. rates dropped significantly (remember that when interest rates fall, bond prices rise, and vice versa).

After touching a low of 2.7 per cent in June, yields on 10 - year indexed bonds now stand at around 3.3 per cent, 15 basis points higher than their level in early May.

Annual interest is calculated using a unique formula based on changes in the performance of stocks (S&P, Dow Jones, NASDAQ), bonds (Capital Markets Bond Index), or commodities (CBUE).

For example, the Bloomberg Barclays Green Bond Index, which was launched in 2014, has lagged the broad - based Barclays Global Aggregate slightly over the last three years — but keep in mind that overall returns don't account for the boom in green bond issuance over that perBond Index, which was launched in 2014, has lagged the broad - based Barclays Global Aggregate slightly over the last three years — but keep in mind that overall returns don't account for the boom in green bond issuance over that perbond issuance over that period.

Interest rate sensitivity, also known as duration, is based on the Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index (all maturities), and short - term bonds represented by the subset of bonds within the index with maturities of 1 - 5 years (Barclays 1 - 5 Year U.S. Credit Bond InIndex (all maturities), and short - term bonds represented by the subset of bonds within the index with maturities of 1 - 5 years (Barclays 1 - 5 Year U.S. Credit Bond Inindex with maturities of 1 - 5 years (Barclays 1 - 5 Year U.S. Credit Bond IndexIndex).

Frequency of reinvestment based on the percentage of bonds maturing within 3 years — 22.5 % for the overall bond market (represented by Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index) and 55.2 % for short - term bonds (represented by Barclays 1 - 5 Year Credit Bond Indbond market (represented by Barclays U.S. Credit Bond Index) and 55.2 % for short - term bonds (represented by Barclays 1 - 5 Year Credit Bond IndBond Index) and 55.2 % for short - term bonds (represented by Barclays 1 - 5 Year Credit Bond IndBond Index).

In their December 2016 paper entitled «Cross-Asset Signals and Time Series Momentum», Aleksi Pitkajarvi, Matti Suominen and Lauri Vaittinen examine a strategy that times each of country stock and government bond (constant 5 - year maturity) indexes based on past returns for both.

ProShares based on the BNP Paribas Diversified USD Covered Bond Index are not sponsored, endorsed, distributed or advised by BNP Paribas or its affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in ProShares.

The current trend for most individuals is to choose a mix of equity and bond indexes, normally based on the best past performance, with little to no research involved, and continue to purchase those holdings regardless of the valuations.

The level of the index (and these funds) will fluctuate based on changes in the price of the underlying bonds, not their yields.

The Bloomberg Barclays US Corporate High - Yield Bond Index is an unmanaged broad - based market - value - weighted index that tracks the total return performance of non-investment grade, fixed - rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated and nonconvertible debt registered with the Securities and Exchange CommisIndex is an unmanaged broad - based market - value - weighted index that tracks the total return performance of non-investment grade, fixed - rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated and nonconvertible debt registered with the Securities and Exchange Commisindex that tracks the total return performance of non-investment grade, fixed - rate, publicly placed, dollar denominated and nonconvertible debt registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investment grade bonds as measured by the S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index turned it up a notch as the index's yield tightened by 9 basis points on the week to a 2.Index turned it up a notch as the index's yield tightened by 9 basis points on the week to a 2.index's yield tightened by 9 basis points on the week to a 2.76 %.

Clearing members holding open positions in E-Mini Standard and Poor's MidCap 400 Stock Price Index futures contracts at the time of termination of trading in that contract shall make payment to or receive payment from the Clearing House in accordance with normal variation performance bond procedures based on a settlement price equal to the final settlement price.

You use an index, and adjust the ratio of stocks / bond based upon whether a simple calculation estimates that the market is overpriced or underpriced.

In essence, a holder of the ETN has bought a senior unsecured zero coupon bond from Barclays, with an ultimate payoff based off of the return on the commodities index less 0.75 % / year.

First Asset, which has one bond ETF that uses a forward agreement, has already issued an opinion on this matter: «Based on its review to date, First Asset believes that these changes will not affect First Asset Morningstar Emerging Markets Composite Bond Index ETF... or the tax treatment of its distributions, until the expiration of the Fund's forward agreement in September 2015.&rabond ETF that uses a forward agreement, has already issued an opinion on this matter: «Based on its review to date, First Asset believes that these changes will not affect First Asset Morningstar Emerging Markets Composite Bond Index ETF... or the tax treatment of its distributions, until the expiration of the Fund's forward agreement in September 2015.&raBond Index ETF... or the tax treatment of its distributions, until the expiration of the Fund's forward agreement in September 2015.»

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Given such aggressive conversation by highly placed individuals, the market took heed as the yield on the S&P / BGCantor 7 - 10 Year U.S. Treasury Bond Index moved 45 basis points wider, from a recent low of 1.35 % on May 1st to its current level of 1.80 %.

The duration matched spread to Treasuries or the OAS (Option Adjusted Spread) for both the S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index and the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index are tighter by 16 and 33 basis points respectively.

As tracked by the S&P Japan Bond Index, a broad base benchmark that measures the performance of the government and corporate local currency bonds in Japan, the total outstanding par amount have reached over 1,070 trillion Yen this August.

The Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index is a broad - based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar - denominated, fixed - rate taxable bond marBond Index is a broad - based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, US dollar - denominated, fixed - rate taxable bond marbond market.

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On that basis, I'd bought XSB (a short - term bond index, average duration of about 2.9 years).

U.S. Treasury Bonds: Treasury notes and bond as measured by the S&P / BGCantor US Treasury Bond Index started the year in negative territory, finally getting their head above water on a consistent basis around the beginning of Apbond as measured by the S&P / BGCantor US Treasury Bond Index started the year in negative territory, finally getting their head above water on a consistent basis around the beginning of ApBond Index started the year in negative territory, finally getting their head above water on a consistent basis around the beginning of April.

The broad - based iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund (XBB) earned well over 6.4 %, its best showing since 2004.