Sentences with phrase «duration bonds given»

We favor shorter - duration bonds given their lower sensitivity to rising rates.

Are you sure long duration bonds give a high yield?

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Given those durations, an investor with 15 - 20 years to invest could literally plow their entire portfolio into stocks and long - term bonds, in expectation of very high long - term returns, with the additional comfort that their financial security did not rely on the direction of the markets, thanks to the ability to reinvest generous coupon payments and dividends.

Interest rate risk Although high yield bonds have relatively low levels of interest rate risk for a given duration or maturity compared to other bond types, this risk can nevertheless be a factor.

Given that the Market Climate in bonds continues to be characterized by unfavorable valuations and unfavorable market action, the Strategic Total Return Fund continues to carry a muted duration of about 2 years, mostly in Treasury Inflation Protected Securities.

Long - term bonds saw the worst returns during these periods, which makes sense given their higher duration (thus higher volatility and magnitude of loss).

Income potential is higher than U.S. and developed nation bond funds, given the additional risks and longer durations.

Two important bond measurements — credit quality and duration — can give you a good indication of the income you might receive and the risk you are taking on to pursue that income.

Given that Treasury yields broke through levels that have been a fairly reliable barrier for several years now, it wouldn't be surprising to see bonds stage a «relief rally» here, but both yields and market action remain unfavorable overall, holding the Strategic Total Return Fund to a roughly 2 - year duration, primarily in Treasury inflation - protected securities.

In fixed income, a trader might buy a long - term bond (10 to 30 years in duration) in a given country, i.e., lend money at, for example, 4.0 % and then offset this with a short - term note in the same country.

Given that shorter duration bonds hold up better when interest rates rise and benefit from the increase faster, they make a great choice for investors looking to cash in on the Fed's decision.

Finally, compared with high - yield corporate bonds, senior loans offer lower duration risk, given the floating - rate nature.

¹ — As rates decline in value bonds can still hedge a stock portfolio appropriately given that the investor must adjust their duration in the portfolio.

Two important bond measurements — credit quality and duration — can give you a good indication of the income you might receive and the risk you are taking on to pursue that income.

Given we are looking for bonds in the 2 to 7 - year duration range, 5 - year TIPS or a 5 - year TIPS ETF (such as the fund using the symbol TDTF) would fit well in the mid-term bucket.

When bond yields go down, long duration debt / gilt funds give returns in double digits.

It is another way to measure interest - rate risk, similar to duration which measures the percent change in a bond price given a 1 % change in rates.

Given the higher duration of these bonds, they are more volatile than regular coupon bonds.

Given all the furor over investing in long duration bonds for pensions versus equities, it is funny that the PBGC rejected the growing conventional wisdom that DB plans should invest in safe long bonds.

For example, given that the price return of a bond is determined by the bond's duration and yield change, a bond portfolio constructed using the volatility measure of standard deviation of price return could be biased toward bonds with short duration.

We can also measure the anticipated changes in bond prices given a change in interest rates with a measure knows as the duration of a bond.

For practical purposes, however, duration represents the price change in a bond given a 1 % change in interest rates.

Given these circumstances, a bond ETF investor has to look at riskier propositions like bond funds with higher duration (i.e. a measure of interest rate risk) since bond funds targeting the higher end of the yield curve generally have higher rates of interest attached.

By giving bond investors more targeted exposure, Kletz says investors get an «efficient means to adjust the duration, credit and issuer profiles in their portfolios.»

Logically, a zero coupon bond has the longest duration (equal to its maturity) vs one with coupons, given equal maturities.

The «smart» component is that the strategy focuses on low duration bonds, giving a better risk / return profile given where interest rates currently are.

In fixed income, Jason explained that he's putting money into «bond funds that have a broader spectrum of fixed income that they can invest in, offer a little bit higher yield, and a little lower duration so they give you a little more protection in case interest rates were to rise.»

With long - term bonds, duration gives an indication of what will happen to bond prices over the years, in case an investor wants to sell early.

This transaction allows the fund to have the same price and duration exposure in the mortgage security while having the cash for the bonds for the given time period.