Sentences with phrase «bond positions included»

The long high yield corporate bond positions included in the index are designed to represent the more liquid universe of high yield bonds for sale within the United States.

Not exact matches

These include currency - hedged ETFs, triple - levered ETFs based on commodities, unconstrained bond funds with short positions betting against U.S. Treasurys, private equity funds, emerging market debt instruments, historically less - liquid bank loan funds, and all manner of actively managed strategies packaged in supposedly easy to buy and sell wrappers.

It's the largest hedge ETF, with $ 1.1 billion in assets; it melds numerous strategies that include taking both long and short positions on U.S. stocks and bonds and emerging markets.

[T] he dramatic increase in leveraged bond positions by both US hedge funds and mundane money managers set in motion self - reinforcing liquidations once uncertainty over emerging markets including Turkey, Venezuela, Mexico, and Malaysia - all of which experienced sharp capital flow volatility - put pressure on speculative positions.

Positions that have recently come undone include betting on steepening yield curves and inflation expectations (inflation - linked over nominal bonds)-- and in equity markets, picking value over growth shares.

estimate of annual income from a specific security position over the next rolling 12 months; calculated for U.S. government, corporate, and municipal bonds, and CDs by multiplying the coupon rate by the face value of the security; calculated for common stocks (including ADRs and REITs) and mutual funds using an Indicated Annual Dividend (IAD); calculated for fixed rate bonds (including treasury, agency, GSE, corporate, and municipal bonds), CDs, common stocks, ADRs, REITs, and mutual funds when available; not calculated for preferred stocks, ETFs, ETNs, UITs, international stocks, closed - end funds, and certain types of bonds

This theme is central to how we suggest positioning portfolios for the coming year, including our preference for value shares over bond proxies, as this week's chart helps explain.

To do this, we trimmed several positions including: corporate bonds, emerging market debt, mortgage REITs and U.S. REITs.

On Friday, a handful of black leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton and former NAACP leader Julian Bond, released a letter supporting Obama's position on same - sex marriage but expressing respect for those who disagree.

New City — In a productive night for county government, the Rockland Legislature approved a number of major resolutions including a request that the New York Legislature allow a bonding and refinancing of county debt and a new program to encourage voluntary resignations from county positions to save money.

Comparison of amino acid residues at these positions among various mammalian melanopsins suggests that melanopsins in apes including humans have acquired and kept two residues destabilizing the bond with retinal in molecular evolution.

Positions that have recently come undone include betting on steepening yield curves and inflation expectations (inflation - linked over nominal bonds)-- and in equity markets, picking value over growth shares.

The writer who is hired for this position should have at least five years of experience writing about investments, including general market conditions and forecasts as well as specific stocks, bonds, mutual funds and exchange - traded funds, for magazines, newspapers, wire services or Web sites.

I also didn't include a bond position even though I'd keep a small bond allocation.

You know, like those model portfolios that include a tactical position in the US health care sector, some emerging market bonds, and a 3.72 % allocation to copper futures.

Aside from Treasurys and Treasury futures (including possible short positions), FIBR has exposure to MBS, short - and intermediate - term investment - grade bonds, and high - yield securities.

The fixed income position also includes a mix of Treasuries, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPs), Agencies, Corporate Bonds and International Debt.

Some of those risks include general economic risk, geopolitical risk, commodity - price volatility, counterparty and settlement risk, currency risk, derivatives risk, emerging markets risk, foreign securities risk, high - yield bond exposure, noninvestment - grade bond exposure commonly known as «junk bonds,» index investing risk, industry concentration risk, leveraging risk, market risk, prepayment risk, liquidity risk, real estate investment risk, sector risk, short sales risk, temporary defensive positions, and large cash positions.

It should also be noted that an equivalent cash and short - term investments position in the iShares 1 - 3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY; included in the Other component of the above chart) was as high 18.7 %.

A review of high - yield debt investments should cover: (1) analysis of the industry, including growth rates, special risks and leading companies; (2) analysis of the bond issuer, including the company's position in its industry; new products; management stability; the outlook for growth in revenues and cash flow as captured in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, also called EBITDA; value of corporate assets and the debt maturity schedule; and (3) analysis of the issue, including special provisions in the «bond indenture,» covenants protecting the bondholder, use of the money raised in bond offerings, debt seniority, secondary market liquidity and call provisions.

Interestingly, the most recently published holdings included a Puerto Rico long bond with maturity date of 2035, a risky position an investor would probably not expect in this global equity fund.

Formerly head of legal at Triton Global, Neil has also held several senior management positions at Bond Pearce including head of dispute resolution and was founding partner of the firm's London office.