AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 09/10/23

2023-09-10 11:09:28 ET Summary Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund offers a high level of income with a 7.35% yield, higher than most other options in the market. The fund's shares have declined 19.11% over the past year, underperforming domestic indices. ...

2023-09-10 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped this week as persistent inflation concerns inflamed by a "crude awakening" of global energy prices were aggravated by hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric and revived trade tensions. Finishing lower for the fourth-week in the ...

2023-09-09 05:45:00 ET Summary With the highest interest rates in 22 years, bonds still have an important role to play in your portfolio, offering potential income, diversification, and capital preservation. With higher interest rates, fixed income now offers a generational opport...

2023-09-09 04:00:00 ET Summary Trading activity on the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace reached EUR 39.5 billion in August, while the proportion of transactions processed via Tradeweb’s (AiEX) tool was 82%. Total consolidated U.S. ETF notional value traded in August amount...

2023-09-08 02:30:50 ET Summary The John Hancock Preferred Income Fund offers a high yield of 9.84%, surpassing the fixed-income indices. The fund's recent performance has been disappointing, with a decline in share price and a negative total return. HPI's heavy weighting in th...

2023-09-07 04:53:33 ET Summary BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund offers a 10.13% yield, providing investors with extra income in an inflationary environment. The fund's recent performance has been surprising, with its share price rising despite rising interest rates. The fun...

2023-09-06 09:30:03 ET Summary Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund offers a high distribution yield of 7.08%, but it has underperformed in the past year. The fund primarily invests in preferred stock and bonds, but its focus on total return is questionable fo...

2023-09-06 07:53:56 ET Summary The abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund offers a high level of current income with a 17.14% distribution yield. The fund's net assets have been declining, but it has not altered its distribution and has released a semi-annual report. The fund has...

2023-09-06 05:21:28 ET Summary The long-term peak in forward rates for U.S. Treasury exceeds the near-term peak, indicating a step toward normal yields. The streak of negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spreads has reached 292 trading days, the third longest streak since 1976. Th...

2023-09-04 04:41:00 ET Summary Looking at the 3-year annual returns, the S&P 500 is still outperforming the Nasdaq 100 or QQQs. The 5-year return for the Russell 2000 is now low single digits. Watch annual returns, and in particular note which asset classes lag the major U...