Sentences with phrase «maturities than corporate bonds»

Not exact matches

As we get further along in the business cycle, I tend to keep the maturities in my corporate bond exposure a little shorter than I would earlier in the cycle.

For «A» rated corporates, the spread over government bonds of comparable maturity is currently about 100 basis points, which is noticeably wider than a couple of years ago (Graph 32).

However, munis may pay lower yields than Treasury or corporate bonds of similar maturity and quality, and are subject to the same rate risks as other bonds.

Namely, bond coupon payments are determined by market interest rates, the type of issuing entity (government bonds pay lower coupons than corporate bonds because of lower default risk), the creditworthiness of the issuing entity (AAA companies pay lower coupons than CCC companies), and the maturity of the bond, which we will talk about next.

You will also find higher coupon rates on corporate bonds than on U.S. treasury bonds with comparable maturities.

The index is designed to measure the performance of U.S. corporate bonds that have a maturity of greater than or equal to 1 year and less than 10 years.

We love high yield corporate bonds; they pay a lot more interest than treasuries and also because these are not the greatest borrowers — I'm not talking little companies; think CitiBank and other very big companies that don't have a pristine credit rating — they can not lend money out very long so the maturities of our high yield bond fund is closer in.

an indicator of how long a security position or lot was held; possible values are Long: held for more than 1 year; Non-Reportable: lot or position was closed as the result of a transaction other than a sale; no reportable gain / loss was reported, the holding period and resulting term are not reported; Short: held for 1 year or less; and Unknown: Fidelity does not know how long the position or lot was held; this state typically exists because the shares were transferred to Fidelity from another institution and the holding period prior to the transfer was not communicated; for fixed - income securities, this is the period of time from the security's issue date until the maturity date; for example, for a 10 - year corporate bond the term is 10 years

the relationship between interest rates and time, determined by plotting the yields of all or as many bonds of similar credit quality (eg: Treasuries or AA - rated Corporates), against their maturities; yield curves typically slope upward since longer maturities normally have higher yields, although it can be flat or even inverted; the Fixed Income Search Results Scattergraph shows several smoothed yield curves for different fixed - income product types and credit qualities; these are based on bonds that Fidelity recognizes and are not equal to the entire universe of bonds, which is significantly larger than the number of bonds offered by Fidelity on any given day

However, munis may pay lower yields than Treasury or corporate bonds of similar maturity and quality, and are subject to the same rate risks as other bonds.

The BofA Merrill Lynch Index tracks the performance of U.S. dollar - denominated investment grade government and corporate public debt issued in the U.S. domestic bond market with at least 1 year and less than 10 years remaining maturity, including U.S. treasury, U.S. agency, foreign government, supranational and corporate securities.

Through its investment in Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund, the Portfolio also indirectly invests in government, government agency, corporate, and securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments, all issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and with maturities of more than 1 year.

This index measures a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States — including government, corporate, and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

However, corporate bonds have a comparatively shorter maturity period that government bonds and pays more interest than government bonds as well.

The index is designed to measure the performance of U.S. corporate bonds that have a maturity of greater than or equal to 10 years.

The Index includes publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated, non-investment-grade, fixed rate, taxable corporate bonds that have a remaining maturity of less than 5 years regardless of optionality, are rated between Caa3 / CCC - / CCC - and Ba1 / BB + / BB + using the middle rating of Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch, Inc., or Standard & Poor's, Inc., respectively, and have $ 350 million or more of issuance.

Premium refers to a price above the par value (price at maturity) and the interest rate is lower than the coupon of the bond at par.E.g.: Company ABC Corporate 2015 6.50 trading at $ 105 (6.20 % yield).

With a portfolio composed of investment - grade debt from corporate, sovereign and supranational issuers with three - year maximum maturities, the iShares 1 - 3 Year Credit Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CSJ) aims to offer a higher distribution yield than comparable all - Treasury funds, but it does have a marginally higher credit risk.

Discount refers to a price below the par value (price at maturity) and the interest rate is higher than the coupon of the bond at par.E.g.: Company XYZ Corporate 2015 6.50 trading at $ 95 (6.84 % yield).

This year investors who followed the MFIP were led to shorten maturities (therefore lowering their interest - rate risk) and also to use higher - yielding corporate bonds rather than Treasuries or mortgage - backed securities (thereby keeping lower duration and less interest - rate risk).

The Vanguard Short - Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VCSH) yields 1.8 %, while the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (BATS: NEAR) yields less than 1 %.

RCSB will include government and corporate bonds with maturities of less than five years, making it similar to iShares» XSB and Vanguard's VSB.

All in all, in a market where banks have only recently returned to issue new leveraged loans, investors are poised to pick up the slack and achieve returns greater than a similar maturity mix of corporate bonds with less intermediate risk.

Yields on municipal bonds are often lower than corporate or Treasury bonds with comparable maturities, because they have important tax - free advantages.

A low cost ETF that seeks to offer precise, comprehensive exposure to US corporate bonds that have a maturity greater than or equal to 10 years

Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio also indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard ® Total Bond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Market II Index Fund 60 % Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 yBond Index Fund 15 % Vanguard ® Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 17.5 % Vanguard ® Total International Stock Index Fund 7.5 % Through its ownership of the two bond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 ybond funds, the Portfolio indirectly holds a mix of bonds — including government, government agency, corporate, securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — that represents a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable, fixed income securities in the United States and abroad, all with maturities of more than 1 year.

The Index measures a wide spectrum of public, investment - grade, taxable fixed income securities in the United States — including government, corporate, and international dollar - denominated bonds, as well as mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities — all with maturities of more than 1 year.

Through its ownership of Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly owns government, government agency, corporate, and securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments, all issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and with maturities of more than 1 year.

The Index includes publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated, non-investment grade, fixed - rate, taxable corporate bonds that have a remaining maturity of at least one year, but not more than fifteen years, regardless of optionality; are rated high - yield (Ba1 / BB + / BB + or below) using the middle rating of Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Inc., or Standard & Poor's Financial Services, LLC, respectively; and have $ 500 million or more of outstanding face value.

Most corporate bonds pay interest semi-annually, so if the bond's maturity date is more than 6 months from the date I buy the bond, I'll get an interest payment before maturity as well.

Determined by a formula that measures the change in the U.S. Treasury Constant Maturity yield plus the applicable Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Bond Index, the MVA will add or deduct an amount from your annuity or from the withdrawal amount you receive.4 A MVA only applies when the policyowner surrenders or makes a withdrawal from the contract that is greater than the surrender - charge - free withdrawal amount during the surrender charge period.