UK government bonds are the highest
credit quality security in the country, and this leg of your portfolio aims to give you security, not returns.
These funds invest primarily in lower
credit quality securities, including convertible securities.
Not exact matches
That structure enabled some of these
securities to gain high
credit ratings even when the average
quality of the underlying loans was poor.
The fund can purchase
securities of any
credit quality, including those in default, but it will primarily invest in investment - grade debt, with no more than 20 % of the portfolio invested in junk bonds.
Lower -
quality debt
securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
• Lower -
quality debt
securities generally offer higher yields but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
Ratings by S&P and Fitch apply to the
credit quality of a portfolio and are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities of a fund, are subject to change, and do not remove market risks associated with investments in the fund.
These Lower -
quality debt
securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
Lower -
quality fixed income
securities involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
Changes in the financial condition of an issuer or counterparty, changes in specific economic or political conditions that affect a particular type of issuer, and changes in general economic or political conditions can increase the risk of default by an issuer or counterparty, which can affect a
security's or instrument's
credit quality or value.
The investor should note that vehicles that invest in lower - rated debt
securities (commonly referred to as junk bonds) involve additional risks because of the lower
credit quality of the
securities in the portfolio.
-- We found that as the cycle has matured
security selection based more heavily on
credit quality created dispersion in spreads and opportunities for further
security selection.
The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund invests in medium - and lower -
quality debt
securities that have higher yield potential but present greater investment and
credit risk than higher -
quality securities, which may result in greater share price volatility.
Ratings by S&P, Moody's, and Fitch apply to the
credit quality of a portfolio and are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities of a fund, are subject to change, and do not remove market risks associated with investments in the fund.
Because of their ability to invest in these longer duration
securities of slightly less
credit quality, stable value funds have outperformed money market funds on average by 150 - 200 basis points (1.50 % -2.00 %) net of fees annually over the past 20 years.
Some ETFs further screen their
securities by
credit quality or maturity, while others narrow the field by geographical region or industry.
The types of debt
securities held by money market mutual funds are required by federal regulation to be very short in maturity and high in
credit quality.
Most of the assets purchased have been UK government
securities (gilts), but the Bank has also purchased small quantities of high -
quality private sector assets in order to support the flow of corporate
credit.
TrustedID provides customers with high -
quality privacy,
security, and
credit monitoring services that are designed to protect against
credit and identity theft for families or businesses.
We chose to define best (highest
quality) as the
credit bureau most closely meeting the standards of accuracy, the speed of updates, ease of dispute handling, and data
security.
The
credit quality of
securities in the Fund's portfolio is derived from Moody's and Standard and Poor's.
Currently, our debt portfolio is invested in the highest
credit quality assets encompassing
securities issued by AAA rated companies and Government of India
securities.
When the investors in the Big Short predicted the Global Financial Crisis by examining the
credit quality of the bonds underlying the popular mortgage - backed
securities, they purchased
credit default swaps against the MBSs & CDOs and profited tremendously.
Given concerns about
credit quality and the need to preserve capital we're seeing unusual demand for government
securities; a recent issue of U.S. government floating - rate debt attracted almost six times the offered amount.
Other options are subprime lenders, who are recognized experts in lending to bad
credit borrowers, while traditional lenders are also a viable option due to the
quality of the
security provided.
The
Credit Repair Office does not cut corners on
quality of the
security or programming.
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.
Lower -
quality fixed - income
securities generally offer higher yields, but also carry more risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
For
securities of similar
credit quality, you typically get paid the highest interest rate for purchasing the longest maturity
security.
The ratings or
credit quality of such
security (and that of its issuer) may deteriorate, which could negatively affect the market price.
Fixed income
securities are subject to increased loss of principal during periods of rising interest rates and may be subject to various other risks, including changes in
credit quality, liquidity, prepayments, and other factors.
Investors should note that government bonds, or Treasuries, are not subject to
credit quality ratings, and these
securities are considered to be of the very highest
credit quality.
I would add in other asset classes as well:
credit default, emerging markets, junk bonds, low -
quality stocks, the toxic waste of Asset - and Mortgage - backed
securities, and private equity.
A new yield craze is upon us, where
credit risk is omnipresent, even in
securities of the highest
quality.
Certain fixed income ETFs may invest in lower
quality debt
securities that involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the
credit quality of the issuer.
Investing in fixed income
securities (debt
securities) is subject to various risks, including changes in interest rates,
credit quality, market valuations, liquidity, prepayments, early redemption, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.
The fund invests in high -
quality, U.S. dollar - denominated, short - term debt
securities of domestic and foreign issuers that have been determined to present minimal credit risk and comply with strict Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines applicable to money mar
securities of domestic and foreign issuers that have been determined to present minimal
credit risk and comply with strict
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines applicable to money mar
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines applicable to money market funds.
Credit spread is the difference in yield between a U.S. Treasury bond and a debt
security with the same maturity but of lesser
quality.
Investments are restricted to fixed - income
securities with an average
credit quality rating of double - A and minimum
credit quality rating of investment grade.
These assets comprise high
quality securities with an average
credit quality rating of double - A.
Investing in fixed income
securities (bonds, debt
securities) are subject to various risks, including changes in interest rates,
credit quality, market valuations, liquidity, prepayments, early redemption, corporate events, tax ramifications and other factors.
We have concluded that no other - than - temporary impairment losses occurred for the auction rate
securities that began to fail to settle in fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 because we believe that the decline in fair value is due to general market conditions, these investments are of high
credit quality, and we have the intent and ability to hold these investments until the anticipated recovery in fair value occurs.
A company that analyzes the
credit worthiness of a company or
security, and indicates that
credit quality by means of a grade, or
credit rating.
Because of their typically attractive yields and investment - grade
credit ratings, fixed - rate capital
securities can help investors achieve enhanced returns without sacrificing
credit quality.
A yield difference, typically in relation to a comparable U.S. Treasury
security, that reflects the issuer's
credit quality.
A
security's price may be adversely affected by the market's perception of the
security's
credit quality level even if the issuer or counterparty has suffered no degradation in its ability to honor the obligation.
High Yield
Securities Risk: High yield securities or unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as «junk bonds») are more likely to default than higher rated s
Securities Risk: High yield
securities or unrated securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as «junk bonds») are more likely to default than higher rated s
securities or unrated
securities of similar credit quality (commonly known as «junk bonds») are more likely to default than higher rated s
securities of similar
credit quality (commonly known as «junk bonds») are more likely to default than higher rated
securitiessecurities.
Money market funds invest in money market instruments, which are fixed income
securities with a very short time to maturity and high
credit quality.
The purchase of spread options will be used to protect a Fund against adverse changes in prevailing
credit quality spreads, i.e., the yield spread between high
quality and lower
quality securities.
Even within
securities considered investment grade, differences exist in
credit quality and some investment - grade debt
securities may have speculative characteristics.