BIV News and Press, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond From 02/01/22

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) - $0.1386. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.04% as of Jan. 28. Payable Feb 04; for shareholders of record Feb 02; ex-div Feb 01. For further details see: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.1386

The Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund is a diversified ETF offering exposure to U.S. Short Term Corporate Bonds. The fund is high quality and presents limited credit and duration risk to investors. VCSH provides exposure to over 2,000 individual bonds, passing through ...

We have seen crypto disruption expand across the financial system and expect this to continue. Inflation pressures may linger through 2022 and pose a risk of spiraling into a more persistent economic factor. Historically in these market environments, real assets—including n...

At the end of 2019, had we been told that a two-year pandemic was about to begin, we would have found it impossible to predict the set of returns that followed in subsequent years. Historically, “tightening,” or “over-tightening,” policy was about corrallin...

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:BIV) - $1.1096. Cash dividend of $0.1405 and LTCG of $0.9691. 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.74% as of Dec. 20. Payable Dec 29; for shareholders of record Dec 27; ex-div Dec 23. For further details see: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF declares mo...

I try to focus on the main drivers of the current market action, and offer some brief commentary along the way. We are still short 3.9 million employees, compared to the pre-Covid number. And we only added 210 thousand persons in November. As stock investors seek safety in the Tre...

Without a successful green transition everywhere, climate risk is unmanageable anywhere. Not all companies can beat inflation by raising prices – that’s why this is a stock selection environment. The steps Iran has taken demonstrate it is moving closer to attaining n...

If yields are low and spreads are low, it’s logical to conclude that generic market beta returns are going to be low. But that does not mean that alpha expectations should be lowered as well. There’s potentially a lot of volatility coming our way and dispersion with winn...

Taking an active approach in fixed income will be key to finding investment success in the upcoming year. In 2022, we expect the market narrative to transition to the traditional expansionary phase of the business cycle. We believe 2022 will be a strong year for “rising sta...

Our equities markets seem to be gradually ebbing. While Treasuries have rallied, this has not been the case for our other credit markets. On the inflation front, we are now at a three-decade high, according to the Associated Press. With valuations at current levels, and with v...