Sentences with phrase «yield bonds these funds hold»

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A survey last year by Mercer, a retirement and investment group, revealed that European pension funds would be inclined to raise their bond holdings when average long - term sovereign bond yields reached 2.8 percent.

NEW YORK, Nov 28 - The Federal Reserve faces the challenge of standing by as financial markets «correct» as the central bank trims its asset holdings, U.S. hedge fund manager David Tepper said on Tuesday, adding he was surprised the bond - yield curve was so flat.

For instance, Morningstar found that passively managed target - date funds tend to have fewer holdings in high - yield bonds and Treasury inflation - protected securities than their actively managed counterparts.

That means looking at the fund's objective, average maturity, credit quality, yield and the composition of the holdings by bond type.

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In bonds, the Market Climate remains characterized by unfavorable valuations and unfavorable yield pressures, holding the Strategic Total Return Fund to a duration of less than 1 year.

Yet, bond investors have only piled on more risk, from record growth in high - risk, covenant - lite loans to leveraged - loan funds holding billions in collateral in over-indebted retailers to sustained lows in junk bond yields.

Another reason to hold shares in the high - yield fund is because of the way the bonds react to the economy and interest rates.

Given that Treasury yields broke through levels that have been a fairly reliable barrier for several years now, it wouldn't be surprising to see bonds stage a «relief rally» here, but both yields and market action remain unfavorable overall, holding the Strategic Total Return Fund to a roughly 2 - year duration, primarily in Treasury inflation - protected securities.

Also funds and ETFs that hold corporate bonds and hedge by selling treasury bond futures may lose value if the spread between corporate bond yields and treasury bond yields widens.

The fund holds a minimum of 25 % allocation to mortgage - backed securities, a maximum of 20 % in high yield corporate bonds, up to 15 % allocation to bonds denominated in foreign currencies, and a 20 % cap to emerging markets.

As a result, its yield will tend to move toward prevailing money market rates, and may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously held by the Fund and lower than prevailing yields in the bond market.

What it means: This yield measure represents the weighted average YTM of the bonds in the fund as of a date, assuming that the bonds will be held to maturity and that all coupon payments and the final principal payment will be made on schedule.

With an attractive yield advantage over comparable maturity government bond mutual funds of similar duration and quality, the Fund may serve as a core holding for building diversified income portfolios.

There are several that hold high - yield bonds and emerging market debt, but I'm thinking of something more conservative, such as a fund that invests in the sovereign debt of developed countries.

If you held the bond fund for a similar ten - year period (as the duration of a single bond), the funds annual total returns tend to approximate the starting yield.

But I'd be wary of venturing, as some investors seeking higher yields do, into high - yield, or junk, bond funds, as they're generally more volatile than investment - grade funds and don't hold up as well in periods of economic and market stress.

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Short term funds that hold bonds with maturities from 1 to 3 years are less susceptible to rising yields.

Morningstar also noted in a recent report that some funds holding short - term debt have been juicing yields by investing in lower - quality bonds, making them even more vulnerable.

My previous picks include CQS New City High Yield, which holds bonds, shares and preference shares; Gravis Clean Energy, which invests in renewables; infrastructure - debt fund Sequoia Economic Infrastructure; medical - facilities fund MedicX; and HICL, which backs public - sector infrastructure.

A bond fund's yield is recalculated frequently based on the present market value of all the bonds it holds.

The Fund's high - yield bond holdings have historically produced higher income and lower correlation to interest - rate movements than higher - quality corporate bonds.

During the final year of the Fund's operations, as the bonds held by the Fund mature and the Fund's portfolio transitions to cash and cash equivalents, the Fund's yield will generally tend to move toward the yield of cash and cash equivalents and thus may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously held by the Fund and / or prevailing yields for bonds in the market.»

During the twelve months prior to the Fund's planned termination date, its yield will generally tend to move toward prevailing money market rates, and may be lower than the yields of the bonds previously held by the Fund and lower than prevailing yields for bonds in the market.»

In seeking attractive income, the fund will focus on non-rated bonds, lower investment - grade bonds and below investment - grade or «high yield» municipal bonds, while offering daily liquidity and full transparency of holdings.

However, even in this situation bond funds almost always provide a positive return (if held for their duration) because bond yields and inflation rise together.

The portfolio holds 25 % in two bond funds, the U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield (Jbond funds, the U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield (JBond ETF (AGG) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield (JNK).

Even as junk bond yields fell into the 6 % range, investor demand for bonds held up well, and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: JNK) and iShares iBoxx HY Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: HYG) were among the best - performing funds with returns of around 11 % to 1bond yields fell into the 6 % range, investor demand for bonds held up well, and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: JNK) and iShares iBoxx HY Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: HYG) were among the best - performing funds with returns of around 11 % to 1Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: JNK) and iShares iBoxx HY Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: HYG) were among the best - performing funds with returns of around 11 % to 1Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: HYG) were among the best - performing funds with returns of around 11 % to 12 %.

This added bond holding could help the fund boost yield and since it is such short term the product could see very little in terms of defaults.

First Eagle High Yield I (FEHIX) holds the fifth spot among the top bond funds in the category, sporting an average annual return of 8.59 % for the past 10 years and a 4.87 % gain last year.

Currently, money market funds hold 16 times more assets than floating - value short - term bond funds despite the bond funds» higher yields, according to the Investment Company Institute, an industry trade group.

Yet, bond investors have only piled on more risk, from record growth in high - risk, covenant - lite loans to leveraged - loan funds holding billions in collateral in over-indebted retailers to sustained lows in junk bond yields.

Capital & Income (FAGIX), five star, $ 10 billion high yield hybrid fund It's classified as high - yield bond but holds 17 % of its portfolio in the stock of companies that have issued high - yield debt.

Fixed - income: Regardless of country or supra - national market, the fixed - income fund should have holdings throughout the entire length of the yield curve (most available maturities), as well as being a mix of government, municipal (general obligation), corporate and high - yield bonds.

We own only municipal bonds (purchased in 10/2008, average yield 4.84 %, tax and AMT free, in our taxable accounts), a municipal bond fund (YTD return = 24.12 %), FDIC insured CDs (purchased in 10/2008, yielding as much as 5.5 %, in our IRAs), and a fund holding mortgage securities backed by the US government, also in IRAs (YTD return = 19.36 %).

In addition, focus on those funds that hold most of their assets in stocks because screening the stock - fund universe for high dividend yields alone will turn up some funds that have substantial stakes in bonds and other assets such as convertibles.

Seeking a high level of income for investorsIncome - focused: The portfolio managers strive for a higher level of income than most bonds offer by investing in higher - yielding, lower rated corporate bonds.Focus on performance: The managers can invest across a range of industries and companies, and can adjust the fund's holdings to capitalize on market opportunities.Leading research: The fund's managers, supported by Putnam's fixed - income research division, analyze a range of bonds to build a diversified portfolio.

The investment manager for the stable value fund invests in a portfolio of intermediate term bonds with an average duration of approximately three to four years that will provide a significantly higher interest rate, or yield, than for example the short - term (average 60 days or less) securities typically held by a money market fund.

For the one - week period ending on November 15, 2017, investors withdrew a net $ 4.43 billion from U.S. funds holding high - yield bonds (often called junk bonds)-- the third largest exodus from such funds on record.1 The high - yield market stabilized over the next two days, but the mass sell - off rang alarm bells for some market analysts.

These quality holdings are complemented by opportunistic high - yield municipal bonds to help enhance the Fund's income.

Bond funds are able to pay yields of 4 % because they purchased their holdings for more than face value.

Yields will rise, and you will lose money as bond prices start to fall (unless you hold until maturity, but that is a different discussion of buying bonds versus bond funds).

My impression has been that investing in index funds that hold bonds would yield a better return with similar risk.