The firm takes a
bit more interest rate risk than other short term municipal bond funds and a bit less credit risk a strategy which has contributed to its long term outperformance.
Intermediate strategies are generally the core bond position offering a balance between higher yields in exchange
for more interest rate risk.
Moving to longer maturity Treasuries may offer more yield potential than a 1 - year Treasury, but it also means taking on more and
more interest rate risk as you move out the curve.
In short, relative to the domestic «total bond» fund, the new «total international bond» fund is slightly more expensive, has
slightly more interest rate risk, slightly more credit risk, and a slightly lower yield.
Tactically, now may be an appropriate time to consider taking on
more interest rate risk; nominal yields on government bonds look attractive and we believe can persist through the quarter.
Generally, the longer a bond's maturity,
the more interest rate risk it has.
Therefore, in general, long - term bonds have
more interest rate risk than short - term bonds.
Move into longer maturity bonds and take on
more interest rate risk?
Tactically, now may be an appropriate time to consider taking on
more interest rate risk; nominal yields on government bonds look attractive and we believe can persist through the quarter.
Higher the duration,
more interest rate risk the investment carries.