IBMK News and Press, iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond From 06/01/22

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0209. 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.28% as of May. 31. 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 of $0.0209

The Treasury yield curve has seen a considerable shift up since the beginning of the year. Today, the 10-year Treasury note is trading in line with the Fed’s expected neutral rate, and there are signs traditional bond-equity correlations are returning. Due in large part to ...

Children in high poverty areas are two and a half times more likely to get lead poisoning than children in low poverty areas. Newark is one of the few success stories out there. One of the investments made over the last year was in a large water utility system in the Northeast. ...

The war in Ukraine clearly triggered the spike in oil prices and in agricultural prices as well. Inflation, interest rates and Fed policy are linked. Similarly, supply chain disruptions, the slowdown in China, and big-tech reversals are all Covid-related. The bottom line right now...

Municipals posted another month of negative total returns amid vastly rising interest rates. Supply-and-demand dynamics weighed on the market, but should improve in the coming months. Valuations look increasingly attractive relative to other fixed income asset classes. For f...

Stolen, plundered, looted, and the list goes on. It is what has happened to our portfolios since the beginning of the year. Bonds, equities, you name it. While the Fed’s policies may well help our rate of inflation, now at 9.75%, averaging the PPI and the CPI, I do not see high...

In the long-term cycle of municipal bond fund flows, extended periods of withdrawals can often help improve valuations across the marketplace, creating more appealing entry points to invest. Muni outflow cycles have created an expanded set of opportunities for active fund managers in ...

We’re in the midst of a pretty significant outflow cycle - $20 billion-plus out of the municipal asset class to start the year. The impact on prices has been further compounded by tax-related selling. There’s also an increase in supply on the horizon. Major muni indi...

iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF (IBMK) - $0.0232. 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.07% as of Apr. 28. Payable May 06; for shareholders of record May 03; ex-div May 02. For further details see: iShares iBonds Dec 2022 Term Muni Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0232

Bond ladders can be used to hold bonds to maturity during rising rate environments. Implementing ladders in practice can be time consuming and inefficient. iBonds ETFs are term-maturity ETFs that can simplify the process of building a bond ladder. For further details see: ...