High Yield Bond Funds posted outflows for the 13th time in the past 15 weeks, with the latest redemptions the biggest since early March,
while Emerging Markets Bond Funds recorded their largest outflow since the second week of February.
Not exact matches
And
while bubbles may yet
emerge, by their very nature they're likely to be found somewhere entirely unexpected — not a closely watched, highly liquid
market like the $ 1.3 trillion United States junk
bond market.
Meanwhile, the iShares Core MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) was the top international equity fund of the week, with inflows of $ 1 billion,
while the Vanguard Total International
Bond ETF (BNDX) was the most popular fixed - income product, with inflows of $ 571 million.
Basically,
emerging market and domestic blue chip holdings can both fluctuate between 25 % and 35 %
while 35 to 45 % of the portfolio must be allocated to government
bonds.
Emerging companies While many high yield bonds are issued by former investment grade companies in decline, the high yield market also provides financing opportunities for emerging companies seeking working capital for expansion or to fund acqui
Emerging companies
While many high yield
bonds are issued by former investment grade companies in decline, the high yield
market also provides financing opportunities for
emerging companies seeking working capital for expansion or to fund acqui
emerging companies seeking working capital for expansion or to fund acquisitions.
We define the reflation trade as favoring assets likely to benefit from rising growth and inflation, such as cyclical equities and
emerging markets (EM),
while limiting exposure to long - term government
bonds.
Emerging -
market local currency
bonds returned almost 3 per cent,
while equities from developing nations also clung onto gains.
While all
bonds are denominated in U.S. dollars, the fund's broad geographic exposure includes the U.S., developed
market, and
emerging market issuers.
So
while low and negative interest rates across the globe has inspired flows into stocks,
emerging market bonds and corporate credit in search of higher yields, keep in mind the high correlations of these assets to oil prices and the advantages of holding actual diversifiers in your portfolio to smooth the ride.
On the equity side, consider real estate investment trusts (REITs)
emerging markets, small - cap stocks and value stocks,
while real - return
bonds are a good addition to the fixed - income side.
Vanguard
Emerging Markets Bond will seek to provide total return
while generating a moderate level of current income.
Consider some figures based on our analysis: The whole universe of high yield
bonds is only around $ 2 trillion and the
emerging market (EM) sovereign debt universe measures around $ 6 trillion,
while the world of negatively yielding developed
market government debt measures roughly $ 13 trillion, according to our estimates of figures from multiple sources.
Emerging market equity funds stood out on the equity side with a category return of 3.64 %
while the long government
bond category rallied and closed the month up 5.83 %.
The
emerging markets asset class was the big loser in all of our portfolios last year, at close to 15 % down,
while the high - yield convertible
bonds (which were affected by oil) were down 5 %.
The
emerging market bonds,
while they do move up and down with the
market, are largely stable and pay over 4 %.
If you dig deeper you'll also find that XTR holds only plain - vanilla stock and
bond funds,
while ZIM includes some more exotic investments such as floating - rate notes,
emerging market bonds and a couple of ETFs that write call and put options on their underlying stocks to generate more income.
While the new Total International
Bond Index Fund is, overall, fairly similar to the domestic Total
Bond Market Index Fund, Vanguard's new
Emerging Markets Government
Bond Index Fund is an entirely different beast due to its level of credit risk and its corresponding yield.
While most investors might have some
bonds as well, we could envision an aggressive investor with equal exposures to, for example, North American, European and
Emerging Market stocks, where all
markets collapsed en masses as in 2008.
While in general, there are numerous world and
emerging markets bond mutual funds, when screened with reasonable selection criteria, none are left to suggest.
When the
emerging markets bond mutual fund sub-category is considered, expense ratios are even higher,
while these other shortcomings persist.
The iShares Latin America exchange - traded fund (ILF) was down 1.9 % in recent trading,
while the iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) was down 1.6 %,
while the iShares JPMorgan USD
Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB), the
Market Vectors
Emerging Markets High Yield
Bond ETF (HYEM) and the PowerShares
Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (PCY) were flat.
The iShares J.P. Morgan USD
Emerging Markets Bond exchange - traded fund (EMB) is up 10 % this year,
while the iShares
Emerging Markets High Yield
Bond ETF (EMHY) and the iShares
Emerging Markets Corporate
Bond ETF (CEMB) are each up about 10.5 %.
While we are mindful of potential risks, this backdrop continues to bode well for riskier segments of the
bond market such as corporate
bonds, high yield, and
emerging market debt.