Now consider a discount bond that pays a coupon of 2 % and has
the same yield to maturity of 3 %: now, in addition to the interest payments, you'd net a 1 % capital gain at maturity, and your total pre-tax return would again be 3 %.
Not exact matches
Fed rates most directly affect
yields on shorter -
maturity bonds, and I don't expect
yields on longer
maturity bonds
to rise in the
same way or
to the
same degree.
Finally, tax - exempt bonds are offering compelling
yields relative
to taxable instruments of the
same maturity, based on my analysis of the Bloomberg data.
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.
At the
same time, the continued lack of fixed income supply around the world, especially in longer -
maturity debt, should continue
to keep
yields contained.
Its coupon and its
yield to maturity are always the
same.
If both bonds are held for the full four years, their total return will be the
same: in other words, both now have a
yield to maturity of 3 %:
The index's
yield -
to -
maturity tightened by 15 bps
to 0.24 % in the
same period.
Yield to maturity assumes that all interest payments are received from the date of purchase until the bond reaches
maturity, and that each payment is reinvested at the
same rate as the original bond.
Alternatively, a holder can elect
to accrue market discount using the
same method that is used for OID (i.e., using a constant
yield -
to -
maturity method).
As we went
to press, top
yields for a handful of five - year GICs were around 3 %, compared with less than 1.5 % on federal bonds of the
same maturity.
Again, the
yield to maturity of XCB is virtually the
same as the comparable RBC fund: in this case, 3.25 % versus 3.21 %.
You won't see the
same returns as long - term laddering, but at least you get access
to your money, the best current CD rates for low
maturities, and a better
yield than a savings account.
The
yield -
to -
maturity of the S&P China Bond Index tightened by 67 bps
to 3.63 % in the
same period.
Contrarily, as part of the S&P Global Developed Sovereign Inflation - Linked Bond Index that measures the performance of the inflation - linked securities market, the S&P Japan Sovereign Inflation - Linked Bond Index rose 3.84 % YTD, see Exhibit 3, and its
yield -
to -
maturity has also shifted from negative territory
to 0.648 % in the
same period, which is a level last seen in early 2012.
The
yield -
to -
maturity of the index was 4.96 % on the
same date, up 15 basis points from the beginning of the month's 4.81 %.
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.
Yield -
to - call is the
same calculation based on the total coupon interest payments remaining between now and the first call date (rather than the
maturity date) as well as the difference between today's market value (price) and the call price.
Except for fixed - rate certificates of deposit, which earn the
same interest rate through
maturity, the interest rate and annual percentage
yield (APY) on deposits can change as often as daily, at our discretion, without prior notice
to you.
If you evaluate municipal bonds by the traditional criterion, the
yield ratio of municipal bonds
to Treasuries of the
same maturity, munis are incredibly cheap: All along the
yield curve, munis
yield, in absolute terms, anywhere between 150 %
to even 300 % of Treasuries.
It wouldn't be that big of a deal
to pay a 1 - 2 % early withdrawal penalty
to redeem a CD early
to buy stocks that had fallen 30 % or more in value — you'd make that up in a year or two, compared
to Treasuries of the
same maturity, due
to the higher
yield of CDs of the
same maturity.
In other words, if interest rates stay the
same, you can expect CLF
to post capital losses because its cash
yield is higher than its
yield -
to -
maturity.
It's obvious that CDs have done and will do better than Treasuries of the
same maturity if held
to maturity, since the
yield premiums have been very rich most of the time over the last 6.5 years, and currently are quite good.
Good direct CDs seem
to be the best ticket for that, considering that my average
yield premium over Treasuries of
same maturity is over 1 percentage point (e.g., CD at 3 % if Treasury
yield at 2 %) for CDs bought over the last 6.5 years.
Considering only taxes, the investor will prefer a retail CD
to a U.S. Treasury security of the
same maturity when the aftertax
yield on the CD is greater than the
yield on the Treasury.
«We've designed each Treasury FITR portfolio
to match the performance, before fees and expenses, of a consistent -
maturity Ryan Treasury Index which allows investors
to stay at the
same point on the
yield curve without having
to adjust their own portfolios,» said Gary Gastineau, managing director of ETF Advisers and interview guest earlier this year.
At the
same time, if
yields fall by 1 % then your 2 %
yielding bond will rise in price by about 10 % and the person who buys that bond one instant after you will earn a lower
yield to maturity.
The
yield on 10 - year U.S. Treasuries fell one basis points
to 2.94 percent on Monday, while the rate on
same -
maturity Canadian bonds fell the
same amount
to 2.32 percent.
You'll still get your 2 % per year, but if you'd bought that bond one instant after if fell in price then you'd own the exact
same high quality instrument with a higher
yield to maturity than the 2 %
yielding bond.
In other words, how much taxable
yield you'd need
to get on a municipal bond
to end up with the
same amount of money as you'd get on a federally - tax bond of the
same maturity and credit quality.
In other words, how much federally - tax
yield you'd need
to get on a municipal bond
to end up with the
same amount of money as you'd get on a taxable bond of the
same maturity and credit quality (after paying the taxes due).
At the
same time, we will assume that TIPS continue
to yield 1.8 %
to maturity throughout the entire 40 years.
With a callable security, the investor's compensation for selling the option is reflected in a higher
yield and lower price as compared
to a similar bullet security with the
same maturity.
Real
Yields Another consideration is if TIPS yields are high or low relative to the real return on nominal bonds of the same mat
Yields Another consideration is if TIPS
yields are high or low relative to the real return on nominal bonds of the same mat
yields are high or low relative
to the real return on nominal bonds of the
same maturity.
Yield Maintenance is a prepayment penalty that, in the event the borrower pays off a loan before maturity, allows the lender to attain the same yield as if the borrower had made all scheduled mortgage payments until matu
Yield Maintenance is a prepayment penalty that, in the event the borrower pays off a loan before
maturity, allows the lender
to attain the
same yield as if the borrower had made all scheduled mortgage payments until matu
yield as if the borrower had made all scheduled mortgage payments until
maturity.