IGLB News and Press, Shares Long-Term Corporate Bond From 06/03/22

The Federal Reserve has a pretty precise plan for how it would like to raise its policy rate of interest over the rest of 2022. The Federal Reserve now has added a picture of how it will act to reduce the size of the Fed's portfolio of securities so as to complement the rate increases...

iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGLB) - $0.1793. 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.87% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 07; for shareholders of record Jun 02; ex-div Jun 01. For further details see: iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution o...

VCIT is an exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The vehicle has a 6.4 years duration and has seen a lower price point as 7-year rates have risen by more than 100 bps since the beginning of March. Financial c...

IEI tracks the results of an index composed of Treasury securities, with remaining maturities between 3 and 7 years. The ETF currently sports a 4.68-years duration, and its performance is driven by the 5-year point in the treasuries curve. 5-year rates have touched their decade-lo...

High-yield bonds had a tough start to the year in the face of high inflation, and yields have now reached a level many investors consider to be attractive. While inflation expectations have come down in recent weeks, there is still uncertainty about how far the Fed will go in its...

TLT's technical chart is pointing to a clear bear market. Don't make the mistake of thinking that bond prices will automatically rise if yields fall. Inflation remains the number 1 enemy of bondholders. For further details see: TLT: Bondholders Are Running Out Of Options...

BHK is a fixed income CEF focused on Treasuries and investment grade bonds. Since our Sell rating, the fund has lost more than 10% on a price basis. With rates close to peaking, we feel the easy money has been already made in shorting BHK. This article covers CEFs from our sui...

The recent flattening of the yield curve can now allow investors to earn pretty much the same yield in bonds while taking much less duration exposure. We take a look at SJNK - a high-yield corporate bond with a very low duration exposure which earns a higher yield than its longer-dura...

TBF is an ETF which is short long-dated bonds as reflected in the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. 30-year rates have had a violent reset higher in 2022, closing in on their 2018 highs. We are of the opinion that the bulk of the rates move is behind us and the "easy money" i...

I-Bonds are currently offering a very attractive yield of nearly 10% beginning in May! The principal remains super safe even with the big increase in yield. What is there not to like? The high yield and super-safe principal combine to provide a very good inflation hedge. For...