Sentences with phrase «term corporate bond funds»

The bulk of my bond portfolio is split between short - term corporate bond funds and inflation - indexed bond funds.

For the equity portion you could use a dividend - based ETF for 20 % and a short - to - intermediate term corporate bond fund for the bond portion.

Consider a long term corporate bond fund, Ticker: LQD ran by iShares.

On January 30, 2015, Wilmington Short Duration Government Bond Fund (ASTTX) will be merged into the Wilmington Short - Term Corporate Bond Fund (MVSAX).

For example, TCW Total Return Bond (TGMNX), an intermediate - term corporate bond fund, has duration of 3.28 years.

Vanguard's long - term Treasury fund fell 13 % that year, its inflation - indexed bond fund slumped 8.9 % and its long - term corporate bond fund slid 5.9 %.

The worst annual performance of Vanguard's short - term corporate bond fund was a 4.7 % loss in 2008 — and it easily recouped that loss the following year.

My financial adviser had me move the money out of CDs, where my father had stashed it, into a short - term corporate bond fund.

Not exact matches

Other funds pulling in money lately include the Vanguard Intermediate - Term Corporate Bond and SPDR Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond, both of which took in more than $ 300 million over the past week.

You can invest in bond funds by stated maturities (short - term, intermediate - term, long - term), credit quality (treasuries, junk bonds, investment grade corporate bonds) or pretty much any other way you can separate bond investments.

iShares S&P ® / TSX ® 60 Index Fund («XIU»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite Index Fund («XIC»), iShares S&P / TSX Completion Index Fund («XMD»), iShares S&P / TSX SmallCap Index Fund («XCS»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Energy Index Fund («XEG»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Financials Index Fund («XFN»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Gold Index Fund («XGD»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Information Technology Index Fund («XIT»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped REIT Index Fund («XRE»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Materials Index Fund («XMA»), iShares Diversified Monthly Income Fund («XTR»), iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSP»), iShares Jantzi Social Index Fund («XEN»), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund («XDV»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Growth Index Fund («XCG»), iShares Dow Jones Canada Select Value Index Fund («XCV»), iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund («XBB»), iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund («XSB»), iShares DEX Real Return Bond Index Fund («XRB»), iShares DEX Long Term Bond Index Fund («XLB»), iShares DEX All Government Bond Index Fund («XGB»), and iShares DEX All Corporate Bond Index Fund («XCB»), iShares MSCI EAFE ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIN»), iShares Russell 2000 ® Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XSU»), iShares Conservative Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XCR»), iShares Growth Core Portfolio Builder Fund («XGR»), iShares Global Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XGC»), iShares Alternatives Completion Portfolio Builder Fund («XAL»), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund («XEM») and iShares MSCI World Index Fund («XWD»), iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund («XBZ»), iShares China Index Fund («XCH»), iShares S&P CNX Nifty India Index Fund («XID»), iShares S&P Latin America 40 Index Fund («XLA»), iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHY»), iShares U.S. IG Corporate Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XIG»), iShares DEX HYBrid Bond Index Fund («XHB»), iShares S&P / TSX North American Preferred Stock Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XPF»), iShares S&P / TSX Equity Income Index Fund («XEI»), iShares S&P / TSX Capped Consumer Staples Index Fund («XST»), iShares Capped Utilities Index Fund («XUT»), iShares S&P / TSX Global Base Metals Index Fund («XBM»), iShares S&P Global Healthcare Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XHC»), iShares NASDAQ 100 Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XQQ») and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Index Fund (CAD - Hedged)(«XEB»)(collectively, the «Funds») may or may not be suitable for all investors.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower mix of bonds, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high yield fund.

Other bond funds focus on a narrower slice of the bond market, such as a short - term Treasury fund or a corporate high - yield fund.

A CORE HOLDING FOR ANY PORTFOLIO This Fund seeks high current income and some long - term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian federal and provincial government and corporate bonds, debentures and short - term notes.

Fixed income fund sample includes the Morningstar historical categories: Corporate Bond, Inflation - Protected Bond, Intermediate Government, Intermediate - Term Bond, Muni California Intermediate, Muni National Intermediate, Muni National Short, Muni New York Intermediate, Muni Single State Short, Short Government, Short - Term Bond, Ultrashort Bond, and World Bond.

In the old days of bond investing, you would pick a bond fund with a narrowly defined mandate, like «medium - term corporates,» and the bond manager would spend his life trying to outperform the stated benchmark.

@Andrew Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

Would holding short term bond funds such as IGLS UK Gilts 0 - 5 or IS15 Corporate 0 - 5 be an alternative?

According to the Fed's Board of Governors website: «Movements in short - term interest rates [which are partly driven by the aforementioned funds rate] also influence long - term interest rates — such as corporate bonds and residential mortgages...»

This could possibly lead to a revived domestic corporate bond market, with institutions such as superannuation funds holding a lot of the private long term bonds.

if you are self - employed and have «lumpy» income, I'm a pretty big fan of putting a big chunk of your emergency fund into a short - term corporate bond index.

Economies across Asia should be able to generate good corporate prospects, enabling an ever - improving corporate bond market and creating a strong tax feedback loop that could allow governments to fund new investments and create even more attractive long - term opportunities.

Corporate Bond — A long term bond offered by a corporation in an effort to raise outside fuBond — A long term bond offered by a corporation in an effort to raise outside fubond offered by a corporation in an effort to raise outside funds.

Land our FD to Reliance liquid Fund and use its ATM for day to day use......... 7lacs also its 5 yr return is comparable to short term corporate bonds and its a well managed funFund and use its ATM for day to day use......... 7lacs also its 5 yr return is comparable to short term corporate bonds and its a well managed fundfund 3.

In pursuing income, the fund's managers have the flexibility to invest across the fixed income spectrum, including Treasuries, mortgage - backed securities, corporate bonds and floating - rate term loans.

There are definately ETFs and mutual funds that feature short - term / long - term corporate or foreign government bonds.

BMO already has exchange - traded funds covering short - term (ZCS), intermediate (ZCM), and long - term (ZLC) corporate bonds, and these ETFs have average terms of about three, seven and 22 years, respectively.

The best choice is to direct her to funds that focus more on long - term capital gains and avoid dividend stocks or interest - bearing corporate bonds.

While the two main categories of funds are those that provide taxable or tax - exempt income to investors, bond funds also vary based on maturity (short - term, long - term), type of issuer (municipal, corporate, etc.), strategy, investment objective and credit quality.

Vanguard has also extended its bond index and ETF lineup, introducing Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Fund in 2012; Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2bond index and ETF lineup, introducing Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Fund in 2012; Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2013; Vanguard Tax - Exempt Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2Bond Index Fund / ETF in 2015; and Vanguard Total Corporate ETF in 2017.

Rather than pursue cross-over corporates or high - yield or even long - term investment grade corporates, we have stayed near the middle of the curve with funds like: (1) SPDR Nuveen Muni (TFI), (2) Vanguard Total Bond (BND), (3) iShares 7 - 10 Year Treasury (IEF) and (4) iShares 3 - 7 Year Treasury (IEI).

In 2008 while most corporate and junk bond funds were negative for the year, US Treasury long term bonds were up 30 - 40 % which almost completely offset the stock market losses that year.

The fund is benchmarked against the FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond Index.

Intermediate - term bond funds invest primarily in corporate and other investment - grade U.S. fixed income securities in an effort to provide steady monthly income.

Intermediate - term bond funds invest primarily in corporate and other investment - grade U.S. fixed - income securities and tend to have...

Intermediate - term bond funds invest primarily in corporate and other investment - grade U.S. fixed - income securities and tend to have average effective maturities of four to ten years.

How to do it: Some of the best short - term bond funds are iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD), which is a highly - liquid ETF filled to the brim with high - quality debt issbond funds are iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD), which is a highly - liquid ETF filled to the brim with high - quality debt issBond Fund (LQD), which is a highly - liquid ETF filled to the brim with high - quality debt issues.

The fund had just three equivalent positions: in the SPDR ® Bloomberg Barclays Short Term Corporate Bond ETF (SCPB), SPDR ® Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF (CWB) and iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY).

Key credit spreads were widening, such as those between intermediate - term treasury bonds and riskier corporate bonds in funds like iShares Baa - Ba Rated Corporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield Bocorporate bonds in funds like iShares Baa - Ba Rated Corporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield BoCorporate Bond ETF (BATS: QLTB) or SPDR High Yield Bond (JNK).

I also don't know the rationale behind adding exposure to corporate bonds at the expense of short - term government bonds and a narrow sector like materials instead of a broad - market fund.

Also, note the observation that the long - term Treasury fund, with no credit risk but large term risk, has a higher standard deviation of annual returns than does the high - yield corporate bond fund, which has significant credit risk but much less term risk.

The fund had major equivalent positions in the Vanguard Mortgage - Backed Securities ETF (VMBS), SPDR ® Barclays Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (ITR), iShares Intermediate Credit Bond ETF (CIU), Vanguard Intermediate - Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT), Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF ™ (SCHZ), and PIMCO 0 - 5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index ETF (HYS).

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The iShares DEX Short Term Bond Index Fund (TSX: XSB) holds government bonds too, but it adds some corporate bonds into the mix — banks and telecom companies for example.

The new funds add coverage to government and corporate bonds, long - term bonds, and to domestic short - term government bonds.

It may also draw comparisons to the iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate + Maple Bond Index ETF (XSH), but this older fund includes corporate boCorporate + Maple Bond Index ETF (XSH), but this older fund includes corporate bocorporate bonds only.

The fund's holdings will primarily consist of shares of the investment - grade Vanguard Short - Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH), the Vanguard Intermediate - Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) and the Vanguard Long - Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCLT).

As of May 17, 2018 the Vanguard Intermediate - Term Corporate Bond ETF MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score is 4.83 out of 10.

Fixed income fund sample includes the Morningstar historical categories: Corporate Bond, High Yield Bond, Inflation - Protected Bond, Intermediate Government, Intermediate - Term Bond, Muni California Intermediate, Muni California Long, Muni Massachusetts, Muni Minnesota, Muni National Intermediate, Muni National Long, Muni National Short, Muni New Jersey, Muni New York Intermediate, Muni New York Long, Muni Ohio, Muni Pennsylvania, Muni Single State Intermediate, Muni Single State Long, Muni Single State Short, Short Government, Short - Term Bond, Ultrashort Bond, and World Bond.