Investments in asset backed and mortgage backed securities are subject to prepayment risk which can limit the potential for gain during a declining interest rate environment and increases the potential for
loss in a rising interest rate environment.
Morgane Delledonne reviews the current market conditions and the ETF strategies that can be employed to improve portfolio outcomes, including; managing
duration in a rising interest rate environment, achieving superior yields through quality screening and harvesting high option premiums, whilst dampening portfolio volatility.
I have the majority of my investments in index funds at Vanguard in a taxable account, but don't like bond funds paying next to
nothing in a rising interest rate environment, though their low correlation to stocks would be nice, return free risk though.
The variability of returns is expected to be greater than the index as the intent of the portfolio is to provide both
protection in rising interest rate environments as well as ultimately provide a higher level of return through both income and capital appreciation.