EMBH News and Press, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond From 10/05/21

Risk-adjusted performance continued to rise in September for the Global Market Index (GMI), an unmanaged, market-value-weighted portfolio that holds all the major asset classes (except cash). GMI’s 0.97 Sharpe ratio is close to the highest levels reached in recent history. ...

We view the U.S. Treasury yield spike as resolving a disconnect between the powerful restart and lower yields in recent months, and stay tactically pro-risk. U.S. 10-year yields jumped to the highest level in three months. Markets are prone to volatility, but ultimately we see yields ...

Global Market Index is useful as a starting point for research on asset allocation and portfolio design. Predictions for the market components are subject to greater uncertainty compared with aggregating forecasts, a process that may cancel out some of the errors through time. Com...

Borrowing with a sustainability ilk is on a tear for 2021 so far. USD borrowing is now ahead of EUR borrowing for corporates. US corporates are embracing sustainability-linked loans. A more global sustainable tune is being played for 2021 as the reach extends to Asia and ...

Global markets suffered their broadest retreat in a year during September. The bullish exception: commodities, which delivered a solid gain last month. Notably, US stocks and bonds lost ground, giving support to concerns that the historical diversification benefits of pairing the two ...

Leverage can be a double-edged sword, as it can be positive, but also represents a source of risk. Emerging market equities also hold attractive valuations. Cash flows are another reason why we like emerging markets. For further details see: 3 Reasons We Remain Bullish O...

We stay tactically pro-risk amid the broadening economic restart, with negative real rates supporting risk assets - as per our new nominal theme. The Fed signaled it will start to taper around the year-end. Its reluctance to confirm inflation is meeting its new objective supports our ...

The post-lockdown recovery has been powerful, and most developed economies have seen double-digit gross domestic product (GDP) rebounds from 2020 lows. The reopening trade should resume in coming months. The cyclical stocks that comprise the value factor are reporting stronger earning...

Over the medium term, these countries’ success in developing their oil-exporting capacity could be transformative in galvanizing large amounts of export revenue. We are acutely aware of the East African oil and gas sector being negatively impacted by a focus on green products. ...

iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:EMBH) - $0.0434. 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.51% as of Sept. 02. Payable Sep 08; for shareholders of record Sep 03; ex-div Sep 02. For further details see: iShares Interest Rate Hedged Emerging Markets Bond ETF declares monthly ...