ISD News and Press, PGIM Short Duration High Yield Fund Inc. From 06/04/19

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PGIM High Yield Bond Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ISD) and PGIM Global High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: GHY) declared today monthly distributions for June, July and August 2019. The distribution amounts and schedule for each fund appears below: The distribution amounts are forward-looking and may inclu...

We see income, or carry, reasserting itself as the key driver of bond market returns. Scott explains. Coupon income historically has contributed the lion's share of total returns across global fixed income markets. Yet declining yields this year elevated the role of capital appreciation in...

The Corporate Maginot Line Since the post-financial crisis era began more than a decade ago, record low interest rates and the Fed's acquisition of $4 trillion of the highest quality fixed-income assets have led investors to scratch and claw for any asset, regardless of quality, offering r...

By Vladimir Nikulin, CFA During the last week, the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ( HYG ) declined by 0.46% primarily due to monthly dividend payments last week. HYG's underlying portfolio demonstrated neutral performance (0.0%) due to lack of positive news during the last w...

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By Gershon Distenfeld and Will Smith The S&P 500 Index hit an all-time high on April 23, thanks to improving investor optimism. But for some equity investors, market highs signal a good time to reduce downside risk. There are additional reasons investors may want to trim their sails....

"Fear and euphoria are dominant forces, and fear is many multiples the size of euphoria. Bubbles go up very slowly as euphoria builds. Then fear hits, and it comes down very sharply. When I started to look at that, I was sort of intellectually shocked. Contagion is the critical phenomenon whi...

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By Matthew Sheridan, Matthew Minnetian and Gershon Distenfeld The market has grown less anxious about an imminent wave of bond downgrades. That's good, because overestimating the risk can lead to missed opportunities. But the risk hasn't disappeared, making research as important as ever. ...