Sentences with phrase «credit quality spectrum»

Further out in the credit quality spectrum, U.S. - based high - yield «junk» bond funds

Not exact matches

They tend to be less affected by Fed rate uncertainty than Treasuries and have benefitted from firmer credit conditions at the low end of the quality spectrum (high yield).

The Alt - A segment spans a spectrum of credit quality and performance, ranging from near - prime to near - subprime.

Therefore, Cerulli says, within the context of high - quality fixed - income portfolios, insurers will «generally try to add credit risk on the margin, taking advantage of an individual credit falling a notch or two either within the investment - grade universe, or into the upper reaches of high - yield / non-investment-grade spectrum.»