IGSB News and Press, iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF From 09/30/22

Summary In addition to the Fed Funds rate increasing, longer-term rates have increased as the market anticipates the path of future rate hikes. Interest rate increases can have a significant impact on bond investments, since bond prices fall when interest rates rise. However, ...

Summary Today’s markets are undoubtedly volatile, as investors face uncertain central bank policy and evolving market consensus outlooks for economic growth. We expect monetary policy to remain restrictive across major economies, despite slowing growth and rising recession ...

Summary Some think we're witnessing the largest disconnection in history between bond yields and the economic cycle. They expect yields to tank in tandem with the slowing economic growth. Had this been true, yields should have already been significantly lower. We, on the other...

Soros' 13F portfolio value decreased from $6.57B to $5.62B this quarter. The number of positions decreased from 273 to 271. Soros increased Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Salesforce.com while reducing Rivian and Liberty Broadband. They also increased the leveraged long positions on the...

After falling by 6.7% during the last year, VCSH has produced an upside of 0.94% during the last one month. I assess whether this can be sustained while at the same time providing insights on the importance of investment-grade (high-quality) bonds in a diversified portfolio. I als...

Institutional money is picking up steam in its return to credit. While credit can be safe, it isn't if durations are long with the current economic set-up. We liked FLOT which is basically a totally stable, small yield investment. IGSB which is corporate bonds has durations that a...

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ( IGSB ) - $0.0840 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.11% as of July. 28. Payable Aug 05; for shareholders of record Aug 02; ex-div Aug 01. For further details see: iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF dec...

Today, the US economy can be characterized by late cycle (perhaps even end cycle) with a stagflationary regime. A stagflationary regime is one where there is high and rising inflation combined with low or negative growth. Investing during this regime can be difficult. Eventually, ...

The risks of recession are rising as U.S. economic data softens. Slowing periods of growth could favor fixed-income, value stocks, and minimum volatility strategies. Consistent with the advanced second quarter GDP report, our recession monitor flashes pink for corporate health but sho...

Embracing volatility, living with sustained inflation and the long-term impacts of shortages are 3 investment themes that will be paramount for the rest of this year. Portfolios will need to be nimbler to adapt to more frequent macro and policy shifts, and to capture investment opport...