IEF - BIV: Treasuries And IG Bonds ETF With An Intermediate Duration

• BIV is an ETF that gives exposure to the intermediate-term, investment-grade U.S. bond market, having a 50/50 split between government securities and investment-grade bonds.
• The ETF has an intermediate duration of 6.6 years and 5- and 10-year trailing total returns which hover around the 3% mark.
• The fund runs a small amount of credit risk through its corporate bond holdings, specifically through its BBB bond bucket.
• The fund is down -5% on a year-to-date basis and has further room to move lower as 7-year yields inch closer to the 3% level.
• Outflows from investment-grade bonds continue in 2022.

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