Sentences with phrase «focus on a bond fund»

Focus on bond funds rather than individual bonds.

Not exact matches

BlackRock's iShares unit structures exchange traded fund products, including ones focused on international and emerging market bonds.

An easier option is to purchase a bond ETF or mutual fund focused on a country or region.

Mutual funds focused on bonds saw $ 60.4 billion in outflows from July to mid-October, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Four of the top 10 funds in terms of inflows from Oct. 7 - 13 came from the bond sector, and two of them were focused on high - yield, or junk.

Mutual funds and ETFs that include stocks may focus on a particular type of stocks, such as blue chip stocks, or may include other securities, such as bonds.

Each fund has a stated objective, generally focusing on a particular sector, such as corporate or Treasury bonds, or broad category, such as investment grade or high yield.

Funds can also have different levels of interest rate sensitivity depending on whether they focus their investments on short, intermediate, or long - term bonds.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower mix of bonds, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high yield fund.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower slice of the bond market, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high - yield fund.

The fund focuses on US corporate bonds, convertible securities, foreign debt instruments (including those in emerging markets) and US government securities

The High Yield Bond Fund is a concentrated portfolio made up of liquid securities, focused on high quality non-investment grade bonds with strong cash flows.

In a recent example, an oil and gas company issued a green bond aimed at funding projects focusing on energy efficiency and low emissions technologies.

An exchange - traded fund is a stock, bond or commodity fund that typically tracks an index, like the S&P 500, though they can also focus on themes like health care or sustainable energy.

The new fund will reportedly focus on three strategies; using algorithms to identify attractive bond valuations, option overlays to provide protection against sudden market movements, and taking advantage of opportunities in yield curve movements.

When investors begin to focus on the potential for Fed rate hikes, short - term bonds will almost certainly begin to experience lower returns and — depending on the type of fund — greater volatility than they have in years past.

Their fund focuses on real return strategies and dabbles in the following asset classes: commodities, inflation linked bonds, liquid emerging market bonds, equities, and currencies.

Hartford Funds» new ETF joins two other already listed active fixed income ETFs sub-advised by Wellington (Hartford Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: HCOR), an ETF focused on investment - grade corporate bonds, and Hartford Quality Bond ETF (NYSE: HQBD), a core bond ETF focused on investment grade debt, including mortgage - backed securities and US government securitiBond ETF (NYSE: HCOR), an ETF focused on investment - grade corporate bonds, and Hartford Quality Bond ETF (NYSE: HQBD), a core bond ETF focused on investment grade debt, including mortgage - backed securities and US government securitiBond ETF (NYSE: HQBD), a core bond ETF focused on investment grade debt, including mortgage - backed securities and US government securitibond ETF focused on investment grade debt, including mortgage - backed securities and US government securities).

Generally, UITB focuses on investment - grade securities, however the fund is allowed to place up to 25 % of the portfolio in high - yield bonds.

There certainly are mutual funds that focus on particular sectors or pieces of the bond market, but your choices are more limited.

The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.

Mutual funds, and their close cousins, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), achieve diversification by buying a wide variety of different bonds, stocks, or whatever investments they focufunds, and their close cousins, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), achieve diversification by buying a wide variety of different bonds, stocks, or whatever investments they focuFunds (ETFs), achieve diversification by buying a wide variety of different bonds, stocks, or whatever investments they focus on.

Bond funds and money market funds are more conservative and designed to provide lower returns in exchange for a focus on capital preservation.

The Fund focuses on the long end of the curve, seeking to capitalize on the yield and return characteristics of longer - term municipal bonds.

Stock ETFs (exchange - traded funds) aim to provide long - term growth — unlike bond ETFs, which focus on income.

Some funds focus on bonds with longer durations and others focus on those with shorter terms.

Some purchase highly rated bonds that may pay the fund a lower interest rate but are considered less risky, while others focus on lower - quality, higher - yield bonds.

Given the very low payouts on most bonds, and the relatively higher MERs charged by most bond mutual funds (compared to bond ETFs), she felt it made more sense to focus on those mutual funds that at least had a good shot at beating the indexes and justifying their slightly higher MERs: that is, stock or equity mutual funds.

The balanced fund focuses on bonds (40 %) and equities (60 %) and was created in 1986.

As such, CMBS focuses on types of bonds that are not necessarily included in broad - based bond funds such as AGG or BND, so this fund might not be all that useful for those building a long - term portfolio (since it is a bit targeted).

If you focus first on that and then turn your attention to building a simple mix of low - cost stock and bond index funds, you'll have laid the groundwork for a secure retirement.

An active, flexible, municipal bond fund focused on generating after - tax total return.

The idea was to illustrate how the DRS, with its focus on capital preservation, has performance metrics similar to the multi-sector and non-traditional bond funds that have been making their way into investor portfolios.

The best choice is to direct her to funds that focus more on long - term capital gains and avoid dividend stocks or interest - bearing corporate bonds.

The fund is a diversified bond fund that focuses on investing in bonds issued by companies that are rated B or BB.

To keep this discussion simple, I will focus on the impact of rising interest rates on bond funds, but it's important to note that other bond investments may react differently or have different results than the examples presented below.

The theme picking part generally results from the manager's decision to focus on a particular sector or industry of the economy, a world region or country, a class of securities (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.), and similar factors that can largely explain the performance of the analyzed fund or portfolio.

While there are some exchange - traded index funds that focus on junk bonds, most junk - bond funds are actively managed mutual funds.

A fund that focuses on lower - quality junk bonds will often sport a higher yield.

A better strategy: focus on plain - vanilla index funds and ETFs that give you broad exposure to stocks and bonds at a low cost.

«The annual board meeting focuses on reviewing the status of the company's investments in various stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.»

Balanced mutual funds invest in both bonds, which focus primarily on income, and stocks, which aim for investment growth.

Many funds target bond sectors (just like stocks), so would focus on US Treasuries, or municipal bonds.

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These funds focus on long - term growth and are perfect for investors with moderate risk tolerance: about 60 % of the holdings are a diversified mix of Canadian, U.S. and international equities, with the remaining 40 % in bonds and cash.

There are funds that focus on blue - chip stocks, technology stocks, bonds, or a mix of stocks and bonds.

In seeking attractive income, the fund will focus on non-rated bonds, lower investment - grade bonds and below investment - grade or «high yield» municipal bonds, while offering daily liquidity and full transparency of holdings.

They focus on net fund alphas, meaning after - fee returns in excess of the risk - free rate, adjusted for exposures to three kinds of risk factors well known at the start of the sample period: (1) traditional equity market, bond market and credit factors; (2) dynamic stock size, stock value, stock momentum and currency carry factors; and, (3) a volatility factor specified as monthly returns from buying one - month, at ‐ the ‐ money S&P 500 Index calls and puts and holding to expiration.

Each fund has a stated objective, generally focusing on a particular sector, such as corporate or Treasury bonds, or broad category, such as investment grade or high yield.

These funds might hold some U.S. bonds in their portfolios, but they focus primarily on foreign government debt, such as bonds issued by European and Asian countries.