When stocks correct, high -
yield debt tends to follow.
Not exact matches
The stocks that hedge funds have largely ignored
tend to be much larger than the hotels, have less
debt, grow earnings more slowly but consistently, and pay bigger dividends (an average
yield of nearly 3 % for the S&P 500 constituents, compared with 2 % for the index overall).
Stocks with a history of consistently growing their dividends have historically
tended to perform well and exhibit less volatility in a rising rate environment, while high
yielding dividends, often considered «bond - like proxies,» have
tended to be more vulnerable (due to their high
debt levels) and have historically followed bond performance when rates rise.
They often include instruments such as high
yield, emerging market
debt and other more esoteric instruments that
tend to be missing from traditional bond funds.
As interest rates
tends to rise in anticipation of stronger economic growth, assets which are more sensitive to economic growth (such as high
yield debt) can still perform well.
Mortgage rates
tend to rise and fall along with the
yield, or effective interest rate, on U.S. government
debt.