The fund is actively managed by PIMCO and invests primarily in short -
term investment grade debt.
Not exact matches
Fitch Ratings, confirming its BBB rating — the second - lowest
investment grade — and a stable outlook, said today the rating «would come under pressure» if there was no clear expectation of the Paris - based company's ratio of adjusted net
debt to earnings staying below 2.5 times in the «medium»
term.
To manage the risk exposure, the Company invests cash, cash equivalents and short -
term investments in a variety of fixed income securities, including short -
term interest - bearing obligations, including government and
investment -
grade debt securities and money market funds.
The rotation from long to short
term is much more pronounced when it comes to funds dedicated to
investment grade corporate
debt.
A bond rated BBB or higher (A-3 or higher, for short -
term debt) is considered
investment grade.
Floating rate bank loans are loans issued by below
investment grade companies for short
term funding purposes with higher yield than short -
term debt and involve risk.
The Bloomberg Barclays Long -
Term Government / Corporate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that includes fixed - rate
debt issues rated
investment grade or higher by Moody's Investors Services, Standard & Poor's Corporation, or Fitch Investor's Service, in order.
Fitch rates the senior unsecured
debt of GM and its General Motors Acceptance Corp. finance arm «A-minus,» its fourth lowest
investment grade, and their short -
term debt «F2,» its second lowest.
Schroders Short
Term Municipal Bond
investment strategy seeks to maximize after - tax yield and income by investing across the spectrum of
investment grade municipal
debt.
Nearly 20 % of the USD 1 trillion
investment -
grade debt issued YTD has been in 30 - year
term deals.
None of the long
term problems that the market faces have changed, but neither has the relatively low yields of
investment grade corporate
debt.
Many people realize that rising interest rates affect yields and prices, but what others might not know is that if you stick closely to short -
term, investment - grade debt securities - the very kind our Near - Term Tax Free Fund (NEARX) invests in - the impact of such a rate hike is not as dramatic as some investors might th
term,
investment -
grade debt securities - the very kind our Near -
Term Tax Free Fund (NEARX) invests in - the impact of such a rate hike is not as dramatic as some investors might th
Term Tax Free Fund (NEARX) invests in - the impact of such a rate hike is not as dramatic as some investors might think.
A bond rated BBB or higher (SP - 3 or higher, for short -
term debt) is considered
investment grade.
A bond rated Baa or higher (Prime - 3 or higher, for short -
term debt) is considered
investment grade.
A bond rated BBB or higher (A-3 / SP - 3 or higher, for short -
term debt) is considered
investment grade.
Qualifying securities must have an
investment -
grade rating (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch) and must have an
investment -
grade - rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch foreign currency long
term sovereign
debt ratings).
Securities must be rated at least B3 (based on an average of three leading ratings agencies: Moody's, S&P and Fitch) and must have an
investment -
grade country risk profile (based on an average of Moody's, S&P and Fitch foreign currency long -
term sovereign
debt ratings.
I've simply needed to move up to intermediate and long -
term investment grade, senior notes, convertibles, preferreds and emerging
debt.
Money Market ETFs invest in U.S.
investment -
grade short -
term debt.
To qualify for inclusion in the index, securities must have a below
investment grade rating (based on an average of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch) and an
investment grade rated country of risk (based on an average of Moody's, S&P, and Fitch foreign currency long
term sovereign
debt ratings).
Many of the fledgling tech and dot.com companies either don't carry a long -
term debt rating, or if they do, it's below
investment -
grade, McDowell says.