Sentences with phrase «municipal bond sector»

I'd probably pass on it and the whole Canadian municipal bond sector.

Muni national bond funds are mutual funds that provide investors with exposure to the domestic municipal bond sector.

Not exact matches

This has been the best performing bond sector over the last year, according to Bloomberg data for the Barclay's Municipal index.

Like most sectors of the fixed - income market, municipal bonds struggled in the first quarter as yields climbed higher.

In the U.S., deteriorating urban finances — from Detroit to Stockton, Calif. — threaten municipal bond holders, public - sector workers, and taxpayers.

The major bond market segment that most investors concentrate on is the high - quality sector: U.S. government bonds, high - grade corporate bonds and high - grade municipals.

Sectors of the municipal bond market outperforming include the much tobacco settlement bond sector up 11.8 % year - to - date.

In contrast, the S&P Municipal Bond Nursing Index was the sector loser, finishing the quarter up just 0.22 % YTD.

Fixed income sectors shown to the right are provided by Barclays and are represented by the following Bloomberg Barclays Indices — Treasury Inflation Protected Securities: U.S. Treasury Inflation - Protected Securities (TIPS) Index; Floating Rate Loans: US Floating - Rate Note Index (BBB); Asset - backed securities: US Asset - Backed Securities Index; High Yield: US Corporate High - Yield Bond Index; Convertibles: US Convertible Bond Index; Mortgage - backed securities: US Aggregate Securitized MBS Index; Broad Market: US Aggregate Bond Index; Municipals: Municipal Bond 10 - Year Index; Investment Grade Corporates: US Corporates Index

The strategy seeks to add value by capitalizing on imbalances in the relationships among sectors and individual bonds, spanning both tax - exempt municipals and US - dollar denominated taxable bonds.

Two of the largest risks are that the average credit quality of bonds in this sector is well below investment grade and the heavy issuance of zero coupon bonds creates a sector that has one of the longest durations in the municipal bond market.

Sectors within the municipal bond market are each unique and have their own set of risks and that holds true for defaulted bonds.

Taxable municipal bonds offer yields comparable to those of other taxable sectors, such as corporate bonds.

This has been the best performing bond sector over the last year, according to Bloomberg data for the Barclay's Municipal index.

Sectors of the boring municipal bond market have seen equity like returns in 2017.

Choosing bonds of different types (government, agency, corporate, municipal, mortgage - backed securities, etc.) creates protection from the possibility of losses in any particular market sector.

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

Similar issues arise for callable bonds in the American municipal, corporate, and government agency sectors.

The tailwind for high yield municipal bonds was fueled by rebounds in both the Puerto Rico bond market and the tobacco settlement bond sector.

Fixed income sectors shown above are provided by Barclays and are represented by — Broad Market: U.S. Aggregate Bond Index; MBS: U.S. Aggregate Securitized - MBS Index; Corporate: U.S. Corporates; Municipals: Muni Bond 10 - year Index; High Yield: US Corporate High Yield Bond Index; TIPS: Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS).

The highest - returning sector in Q1 2015, the S&P Municipal Bond Tobacco Index (3.66 % Q1 2015), joined dedicated tax municipals on this quarter's loser list after falling 1.11 % in Q2 2015, shaving the YTD return to 2.50 %.

Previously at Putnam, Mr. Drury spent a decade as Head of Trading, Municipal Bonds, where he worked closely with Putnam's portfolio managers to execute trades in various sectors of the municipaMunicipal Bonds, where he worked closely with Putnam's portfolio managers to execute trades in various sectors of the municipalmunicipal market.

The debate over which sector of municipal bonds, general obligation bonds (G.O.'s) or revenue bonds can provide a better return is a constant one.

HTAB seeks to add value by working to capitalize on imbalances in the relationships among sectors and individual bonds, spanning both tax - exempt municipals and US dollar - denominated taxable bonds.

The corporate bond sector of the municipal bond market has historically been one of the sectors where bonds have a higher propensity to default.

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The Index excludes those sectors of the municipal bond market that have historically represented higher risks when compared to investment grade General Obligation and essential purpose bonds.

Our laddered portfolios seek to diversify sector and issuer exposure and are constructed using high quality municipal bonds whose maturities are staggered from one to six, 12 or 18 years — ranges chosen specifically in an effort to add value.

With the ability to draw on the bond, equity, and macroeconomic experts at Wellington Management, the portfolio managers seek to exploit inefficiencies across more than a million bonds in the municipal bond markets and build a portfolio that is diversified by geography, sector, and credit quality.

The municipal rating recalibrations are a way to align municipal bonds with debt from other sectors.

Darryl is also active in advising clients in connection with tax - exempt municipal bond financings, primarily in the healthcare and educational sectors.