Intermediate - term bond funds invest primarily in corporate and other investment - grade U.S. fixed - income securities and tend to have average
effective maturities of four to ten years.
Certainly,
the effective maturity of a 30 - year zero coupon bond is 30 years.
But due to interest payments,
the effective maturity of 30 - year bond with a 6 % coupon is closer to just 13 years.
They invest primarily in high yield bonds with
an effective maturity of less than three years but can also have money in short term debt, preferred stock, convertible bonds, and fixed - or floating - rate bank loans.
Not exact matches
For stocks, the
effective maturity is approximately equal to the ratio
of price to free cash flow.
The PowerShares BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF tracks an index
of investment - grade corporate bonds with
effective maturities in 2023.
The PowerShares BulletShares 2019 Corporate Bond ETF tracks a market - weighted index
of USD - denominated corporate investment - grade bonds with
effective maturities in 2019.
MINT has even shorter
effective duration,
of 0.38, an equally attractive yield
of 1.42 % and a yield - to -
maturity nearing 2 %.
Its long
effective duration, weighted average
maturity and yield - to -
maturity match those
of our benchmark to perfection.
The Guggenheim BulletShares 2015 Corporate Bond ETF tracks an index
of investment grade corporate bonds with
effective maturities in 2015.
For instance, in the recent three - and - a-half-year study
of effective Christian education, the research was conceptualized in terms
of an assumption that «
maturity in faith» can be defined as integrated faith.
The three - and - a-half-year study found that «
effective Christian education is the most powerful single influence congregations have on
maturity of faith.»
A recent publication from the Center for Integration
of Science and Industry at Bentley University shows that the thirty year path from the initiation
of research on oligonucleotides as therapeutics to the emergence
of effective products followed predictable patterns
of innovation, in which novel products are successfully developed only after the underlying basic research reaches a requisite level
of maturity.
When you reach a certain age and a certain
maturity level, traditional methods
of dating aren't as
effective as they used to be,» she adds.
Managing poor performance can raise a number
of different issues in the organization, which needs to be tackled with utmost
maturity and
effective strategies.
However, the closest consensus is around five years old like starting point and is particularly
effective in preadolescence and adolescence stages to get
maturity, coinciding with the end
of formal education.
A recent report [1] published by Towards
Maturity revealed that 46 %
of companies believe that a major barrier to
effective compliance training is the perception
of learners that content is dull and delivery lacks engagement.
Towards
Maturity Ambassadors work together as agents
of change, identifying and improving on
effective practice, raising awareness and driving the learning profession forward.
As
of August 2015, LTPZ holds seven different TIPS maturing between 2032 and 2045, and the fund's
effective maturity is about 26 years, while its
effective duration stands at 22 years.
At
maturity, principal and interest will be reinvested into a GIC
of similar type and term length at the
effective interest rate at that time.
We found what we believe will be an
effective way to do so by implementing an Upgrading approach to the bond market that will rotate part
of our bond holdings among bond funds
of different types and
maturities.
It's a simple index ETF that invests in a basket
of 65 short - term U.S. Treasuries with an average
effective maturity (the amount
of time until a bond's principal is paid in full)
of just less than two years.
The indices themselves are designed to represent the performance
of a held - to -
maturity portfolio
of investment - grade corporate bonds with
effective maturities in one specific year (e.g. an index
of bonds maturing in 2016).
He found VBG has an average Duration
of 7.8 years, with an
effective yield to
maturity of 0.96 % while VBU has an Average Duration
of 6.1 years with an
effective yield to
maturity of 2.94 %.
«ZAG is similar to both VBG and VBU in terms
of duration but has a modestly lower
effective yield to
maturity than VBU.
ZAG has an Average Duration
of 7.36 years with an
effective yield to
maturity of 2.59 %.
Citing continued improvement in financial market conditions, the Federal Reserve Board approves a reduction in the maximum
maturity of primary credit loans at the discount window for depository institutions to 28 days from 90 days
effective January 14, 2010.
The bonds held in this portfolio all have an
effective maturity date
of 2018 as determined in accordance with a rules - based methodology developed by PC - Bond.
Each BofA Merrill Lynch Index, such as «BofA Merrill Lunch US High Yield BBB
Effective Yield ©» includes all bonds
of a particular risk rating group with different
maturities.
The
effective spread to
maturity of a floating - rate security after discounting the yield value
of a price other than par over the life
of the security.
The amount
of coupon payments over the
effective interest expense or interest income is actually the premium
of the bond, which is amortized over the term
of the bond to reduce the value
of the bond to its par value at
maturity for bond repayment.
The chart below provides an example
of the effect
of charge offs on the NAR
of a hypothetical portfolio that makes a one - time investment in Notes each with a 36 month term and 12.80 %
effective interest rate, holds those Notes through to their
maturity, and makes no further investments.
GRCA opposes mandatory spay / neuter legislation because: 1) there is no evidence to suggest that it is
effective in achieving its stated goal; 2) it causes well - documented health and developmental problems in some pets, especially when performed before sexual
maturity; 3) it pushes responsible breeders out
of the licensing system; 4) it reduces the availability
of well - bred healthy, home bred and raised puppies; 5) it encourages the importation
of puppies and dogs from less acceptable sources, including foreign countries; and 6) because laws that force owners to perform surgery on their pets without a rational basis for doing so may be unconstitutional.
We've observed the gap between technological
maturity and the
effective use
of operational technology begin to close, while the broader range
of more scalable, configurable legal technology solutions has made efficient use
of ELM solutions easier and more attainable.
In this brochure, we discuss the EY Insider Threat
Maturity Model and the role
of information governance along with advanced data analytics, in formulating an
effective insider threat program.
It means, on death or accidental permanent disability
of the life assured, all future premiums will be waived and the policy will remain
effective and will continue till the
maturity date.
The money back plan comes with the most
effective death benefit and
maturity benefits, just like different life insurance plans, but it additionally has the predominant gain
of survival advantages as well as non-compulsory benefits.
No benefit is payable in case the Life Assured survives the complete duration
of the policy (Policy
Maturity) These plans are highly cost
effective, and provide a high life insurance cover in return
of a comparatively smaller premium amount.
Every cover letter is different, but many
effective cover letters provide evidence
of the following: company knowledge, technical knowledge, enthusiasm, communication skills, leadership, teamwork, comfort with deadlines, responsibility, ability to learn quickly,
maturity and self - starting.
Effective parenting requires the
maturity to look in the mirror (have self - awareness); the patience to remain calm; the firmness to set appropriate limits; the heartfelt desire to give plenty
of caring, compassion and love; and the flexibility to meet the unique needs
of the child.