AGG News and Press, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond From 12/27/23

2023-12-27 13:23:35 ET Summary The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a junk bond fund that provides a very respectable 9.52% yield to its shareholders. The EAD closed-end fund has been performing quite well over the past few months, as investors have become very optimistic ab...

2023-12-27 08:31:19 ET Summary The Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund has a yield of 8.71%, lower than some other funds investing in fixed-income securities. The fund's share price has increased by 19.69% since October 9, outperforming major bond indices. The fund's di...

2023-12-27 01:01:00 ET Summary The average annual returns for taxable and tax-exempt funds were negative 10.2% and negative 9.12%, respectively. With only three modest and widely expected rate hikes through the first half of the year, fixed income funds got off to a strong start w...

2023-12-27 00:26:00 ET Summary The US bond market has had a rough ride for much of the past two years, but the powerful rally over the last two months suggests the worst is over. The critical factor for bond prices in the year ahead, of course, is inflation’s path. The ...

2023-12-26 05:07:27 ET Summary The Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund offers a 9.97% yield and invests in both stocks and bonds. The fund's performance since its inception has been poor, with shares down 28.90% over the period. The fund is heavily weighted towards bonds, partic...

2023-12-25 09:22:28 ET Summary The Treasury curve moved down 13 basis points at 2 years and down 1 basis point at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread narrowed this week from negative 53 to negative 41 basis points. The ...

2023-12-20 04:44:22 ET Summary Doubleline Opportunistic Credit Fund is a debt fund that aims to provide income-focused investors with current income and potential capital appreciation. The fund's manager has a strong reputation as a quality debt house, but its current yield of 8.5...

2023-12-19 10:11:49 ET Summary Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7 HANDL Index ETF is a "fund of funds" that aims to generate returns that can support a 7% annual distribution. Since my last review in August, HNDL has posted total returns of +5.22% and will likely continue to outperform due ...

2023-12-19 07:03:06 ET Summary The Treasury curve moved down 27 basis points at 2 years and down 32 basis points at 10 years over the last week. As a result, the current negative 2-year/10-year Treasury spread widened this week from negative 48 to negative 53 basis points. The...

2023-12-18 06:22:54 ET Summary The BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust offers a current yield of 9.68%, lower than other debt funds in the market. The fund's shares have increased by 7.19% since October 12, 2023, outperforming the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. BTZ'...