Sentences with phrase «investment grade corporate»

In October, U.S. Treasury yields declined 23 basis points on a year - over-year basis, while corporate debt on the low end of the investment grade spectrum increased more than 65 basis points, nearly a 90 basis point increase in the spread between U.S. Treasuries and the low - end of investment grade corporate bonds.

The Bank of America Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index tracks the performance of US dollar denominated below investment grade corporate debt publicly issued in the US domestic market.

Investment grade corporate bonds possess an average yield spread of 2.2 % to Treasuries, which is above the historical average of 1.5 % and notably greater than MBS spreads.

On the other hand, if they talk about building a globally diversified portfolio owning securities that own thousands of companies around the world, and a high quality fixed income portfolio of investment grade corporate and U.S. government backed bonds, then your advisor passes this question.

Below we highlight a six - month performance chart of the high yield bond ETF (HYG) and the investment grade corporate bond ETF (LQD).

Exposure to a broad range of U.S. dollar - denominated, investment grade corporate bonds issued by companies that have positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) characteristics

Below we highlight a price chart of an ETF that tracks an index of investment grade corporate bonds (LQD).

When I was an investment grade corporate bond manager (2001 - 2003), my analysts would come to me and explain the credit metrics of the company whose bond we might buy.

Bethesda, MD, March 29, 2011 — ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced the launch of the first ETF in the United States that provides inverse exposure to the investment grade corporate bond market.

At ING, he was the head of investment grade corporate credit, responsible for investment grade corporate credit as well as collaterized loan obligation and synthetic collateralized debt obligation investment portfolios.

«There are signs that investment grade corporate bonds could possibly be richly valued relative to historical levels.

We remain overweight investment grade corporate credit with an emphasis on selective opportunities in the European banking sector.

The index is comprised of (a) long positions in USD - denominated investment grade corporate bonds issued by both U.S. and foreign domiciled companies; and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds («Treasury Securities») of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment grade bonds.

Since the financial crisis, investment grade corporate bond indexes have reached record highs, 1 and credit spreads have tightened significantly,» said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Advisors LLC, ProShares» investment advisor.

Despite what you may have read about the risk of municipalities going bankrupt, the risk for investment grade munis is tiny relative to the risk of investment grade corporate bonds.

No - Robo guy avoids foreign bonds and high yield bonds, and his fixed income portfolio is mostly intermediate treasuries, with slices to TIPS / I Bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, and high yielding (but FDIC - insured) savings accounts.

The Bloomberg Barclays Government / Credit Bond Index is an unmanaged index of U.S. Treasuries, agency securities and investment grade corporate bonds.

The ETF tracks 150 different bonds and can be expected to have a yield above that of investment grade corporate bond funds.

The unfortunate thing is that most investors strictly focus on Treasuries and bread - n - butter investment grade corporate bonds.

On the month and the year, investment grade corporate bonds are outperforming high yield.

The OAS (Option Adjusted Spread) of the investment grade corporate rating sub-indices are tighter: AAA -LRB--6 bps), AA -LRB--2 bps), A -LRB--3 bps) and BBB -LRB--5 bps) while high yield's BB and B are flat and the CCC & below are 22 bps wider.

Government bonds are a traditional way of investing in fixed income, however, with interest rates likely to rise in Canada in the not too distant future and to continue rising in the U.S., forcing down the market value of old bonds with low interest, they could buy investment grade corporate issues with maturities of five to ten years.

Second, the muni market is more retail - oriented than the investment grade corporate market.

With the recent disposal of a secured loan (for a 4.4 mio gain), 92 % of FBD's investment portfolio is now in deposits, government bonds & investment grade corporate bonds.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index provides a measure of the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade (must be Baa3 / BBB - or higher using the middle rating of Moody's Investor Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's, and Fitch Inc.) government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and asset backed securities that are publicly for sale in the United States.

Includes transactions (represented by structured pools of primarily investment grade corporate credit risks or commercial real estate assets) that do not include typical CDO structuring characteristics, such as tranched credit risk, cash flow waterfalls, or interest and over-collateralization coverage tests.

The iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund (XCB) tracks only Canadian investment grade corporate bonds.

Luckily, you can find better yields among investment grade corporate issues.

The Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (the «Index») is designed to measure the performance of the U.S. dollar denominated investment grade bond market, which includes investment grade (must be Baa3 / BBB - or higher using the middle rating of Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, and Fitch Inc.) government bonds, investment grade corporate bonds, mortgage pass through securities, commercial mortgage backed securities and other asset backed securities that are publicly for sale in the United States.

The Barclay's Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market - weighted index comprised of investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages, and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged market - weighted index comprised of investment grade corporate bonds (rated BBB or better), mortgages, and U.S. Treasury and government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

Municipal bonds are currently rich when comparing tax - free municipal bonds to investment grade corporate bonds.

The yield to worst of these bonds is a 5.27 % (tax - free) while investment grade corporate bonds in the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index have a weighted average yield to worst of 5.04 % (taxable).

The S&P National AMT - Free Municipal Bond Index is up 1.26 % year to date modestly outperforming investment grade corporate bonds tracked in the S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index which has returned just under 1 %.

Provides the return potential of a diversified portfolio of investment grade corporate bonds

The Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade Index is designed to provide a balanced representation of the USD investment grade corporate market and to meet the investor's demand for a USD denominated, highly liquid and representative investment grade corporate index.

(As a comparison, investment grade corporate bonds tracked in the S&P U.S. Issued Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index are down just about 2.5 % as yields have risen by about 50bps).

Unfortunately, losses tend to come in heaps for investment grade corporate debt.

(ETF Daily News: Mar 9, 2017) ETF Daily News said there have been large liquidations recently in high yield bond ETFs, noting that outflows from investment grade corporate bond ETFs have been significantly smaller.

US Treasuries initially sold off only to recover, investment grade corporate bond markets had a somewhat muted reaction, while high yield and Credit Default Swap markets widened considerably.

VCSH offers exposure to investment grade corporate bonds that fall towards the short end of the maturity spectrum, thereby delivering a moderate amount of credit risk but limiting exposure to rising interest rates.

Government bonds, such as US Treasuries, and investment grade corporate bonds have performed far worse when yields have been rising than when they have been falling.

Indeed, the rest of the world's central banks are purchasing assets (e.g., government debt, investment grade corporate bonds, higher - yielding junk corporates, stocks, etc.) with QE «funny money» in the hopes that it will boost economic growth.

As it implies, laddering refers to buying various increasing maturities of equivalent - value certificates of deposit (CDs) or investment grade corporate bonds.

Defined benefit (DB) plan sponsors are credit investors; they have investments in Treasury bonds and investment grade corporate bonds, and they may also invest in direct lending.

The rest is invested in short and longer investment grade corporate, and a small wager on the Swiss Franc appreciating.

DXV aims to provide a floating rate of interest income while preserving capital by investing primarily in Canadian investment grade corporate bonds and through using interest rate derivatives that seek to mitigate the effects of interest rate fluctuations.

The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing primarily in fixed income securities, such as U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills, Treasury inflation - protected securities, U.S. Treasury Strips, U.S. Government agency securities (primarily mortgage - backed securities), and investment grade corporate debt rated BBB or higher by Standard & Poor's Global Ratings or Baa or higher by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or having an equivalent rating from another independent rating organization.

Jettison a lower quality junk bond ETF for a higher quality investment grade corporate bond ETF like iShares Intermediate Credit (CIU).

On a nominal return basis, investment grade corporate bonds tracked in the S&P 500 Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index have outperformed tax - exempt bonds tracked in the S&P National AMT - Free Municipal Bond Index.