IBMK News and Press, iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond From 04/01/22

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0214. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.74% as of March. 30. Payable Apr 07; for shareholders of record Apr 04; ex-div Apr 01. For further details see: iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0214

The first quarter of 2022 is ending in the largest bond market sell-offs since 1994. The Federal Reserve has begun to tighten short-term interest rates with a hike in the Federal funds target rate from 0%–0.25% to 0.25%-0.5%. We are starting to see some signs that inflation...

Municipals posted negative performance in February amid heightened monetary policy and geopolitical uncertainty. Attractive valuations helped munis modestly outperform comparable U.S. Treasuries. The S&P Municipal Bond Index returned -0.51% for the month and -2.89% year-to-date. ...

Emerging Markets are outperforming the rest of the world, due in large part to windfall profits in the commodities-exporting countries of South America and the Middle East. If you want to follow the money, this is a good place to start. Money has been flowing out of tech, consumer dis...

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:IBMK) - $0.0301. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.51% as of Feb. 25. Payable Mar 07; for shareholders of record Mar 02; ex-div Mar 01. For further details see: iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0301 ...

Non-U.S. markets, including EM, DM, and Asia, are outperforming the U.S. markets after underperforming last year. After slightly underperforming growth last year, value is where the money is flowing. With the economy still in growth mode, cyclical stocks should do better than defe...

In January 2022, volatility in the muni bond market picked up as yields saw their largest increase since the first quarter of 2021. Fundamentals in the municipal bond market today remain sound, while technicals — although slightly weaker as of late — look healthy to us. ...

Investors that hold bonds to maturity earn the yield at which they purchased the security, and at maturity, they get paid face value. The US government issues its own currency and can always pay for anything with the Fed’s newly created money. Fixed income investors have go...

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:IBMK) - $0.0234. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.18% as of Jan. 28. Payable Feb 07; for shareholders of record Feb 02; ex-div Feb 01. For further details see: iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0234 ...

It doesn’t matter what inflation measure you prefer — all are much higher than people have been used to over the past few years. We do expect the monthly inflation numbers to moderate over time. Another effect from the president’s bill being on hold is that th...