IBMK News and Press, iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond From 10/20/21

The strong economic and market trends of the first half of 2021 wavered during the third quarter. The coronavirus delta variant caught up with the US at the height of the summer, just as vaccinations slowed and concerns grew that inflation might flare and persist. Even so, equity mark...

The increase in Delta infections put a damper on the return to normalcy in the third quarter. Strong revenue growth and stimulus funds resulted in performance by states in excess of 2021 budget expectations. While ratings changes had been mostly positive for many years, the pandem...

Bond yields have moved up somewhat this month but are still a long way from trailing inflation. For most of 2020, beyond the peak of the pandemic, tax-free bond yields were close to taxable bond levels. Two Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, Eric Rosengren of the Boston Federal Rese...

The Treasury curve continued to flatten during the third quarter of 2021, with short-term Treasury yields rising while longer Treasury yields declined. As the Treasury curve flattened, we saw minimal movement in the already tight spreads of corporates and taxable municipals. At th...

A fixed income investment can serve as diversifier against equities, a source of income, or even protection against inflation when using TIPS. As interest rates and inflation expectations evolve, a tactical rules-based approach to portfolio optimization can help provide investors with...

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:IBMK) - $0.0257. 30-Day SEC Yield of -0.04% as of July 29. Payable Aug 06; for shareholders of record Aug 03; ex-div Aug 02. For further details see: iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly ...

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0248.30-Day SEC Yield of -0.03% as of June 29.Payable Jul 08; for shareholders of record Jul 02; ex-div Jul 01. For further details see: iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distributio...

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0254.30-Day SEC Yield of -0.02% as of May 27.Payable Jun 07; for shareholders of record Jun 02; ex-div Jun 01. For further details see: iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution...

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0258.30-Day SEC Yield of -0.03% as of April 29.Payable May 07; for shareholders of record May 04; ex-div May 03. For further details see: iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distributi...

iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0255.30-Day SEC Yield of 0.01% as of Mar 30.Payable Apr 08; for shareholders of record Apr 05; ex-div Apr 01. For further details see: iShares® iBonds® Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution ...