Fixed income portfolios can use a spring cleaning. With interest rates high and the yield curve inverted, a record amount of money has flowed into money market funds and bank deposits. While investing in cash is an active decision, this positioning may contribute to investors not meeting their ...
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“High-quality bond investments remain attractive,” Martin added. “With yields on investment-grade-rated bonds still near 15-year highs,we believe investors should continue to consider intermediate- and longer-term bonds to lock in those high yields. By focusing more on short-term bond investmen...
With an actively managed strategy, EVHY can be better positioned to avoid some of the default risk that is normally present with high yield ETFs. Additionally, the active portfolio team can be more adaptive in responding to market moves or rate changes from the Fed. As an additional perk, E...
As global rates retreated, more investors are looking into emerging market bonds and related ETFs to enhance their fixed-income portfolios with higher yields. The market for emerging market bonds “is very hot right now,” Akbar Causer, emerging markets portfolio manager at Eaton Vance, told the...
offering exposure to debt issued by national governments. Corporate bond ETFs focus on corporate debt securities, and, lastly, high-yield bond ETFs invest in lower credit rating bonds that offer higher yields, but also come with increased risk compared with government or high-quality corporate bonds...
These funds usually focus on investing in companies with high yields. Although they offer high yields, they also have their own risk. Dividends are not guaranteed and are at the discretion of the firm. Yields for these funds are computed on a 12-month basis. The income over the said ...
However, some market observers believe the asset class is currently offering value, particularly with yields as high as they’ve been in a decade. That could open to the door to opportunity with ETFs such as theSPDRNuveen Municipal BondESGETF(MBNE). ...
Preferred Shares: These offer bond-like returns but come with equity-like volatility, exposing investors to both market risk and interest rate risk without clear benefits. Mortgage REITs: While these can offer high yields, they're highly sensitive to interest rate changes, making them a ...
Fiscal policy is likely to remain neutral or tight, so it is reasonable to give some rate-sensitive assets another shot.