LQD News and Press, iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond From 10/29/23

2023-10-29 23:40:00 ET Summary The seas have been rough. There has been very little joy, either in the equity or in the in the bond markets. According to Bloomberg data, for the last three months, the DJIA is -8.58%, the S&P 500 is off –10.14% and the Nasdaq is down -11...

2023-10-27 11:41:57 ET More on Markets BMO Capital Markets lists Chevron, Pfizer among oversold high dividend-yielding stocks DataTrek: Lofty valuations aren't limited to Big Tech; cites Lilly, Mastercard Dividend Roundup: Visa, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Costco, a...

2023-10-27 01:05:00 ET Summary Investors were net purchasers of fund assets for the first week in three, injecting a net $17.5 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund flows week ended Wednesday, October 25. Despite a good beginning to the Q3 corporate earnings season, rising oil prices a...

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2023-10-24 12:20:50 ET Summary First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF is a high yield fund with a 12-month distribution rate of 6.44%. The fund is invested in preferred stocks and has a heavy concentration in the financial sector, particularly in banks. FPE has outper...

2023-10-19 14:38:17 ET Summary The Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF provides exposure to floating rate investment grade securities. The VRIG ETF has delivered modest historical returns with a 5.6% distribution yield. It is hard to recommend the VRIG ETF, as its perfo...

2023-10-19 02:45:00 ET Summary Investors are accustomed to getting a snapshot of the market by looking at the latest index statistics. But today, average spreads and yield for investment-grade corporate bonds are deceptive. A look under the hood reveals that intermediate-maturity ...

2023-10-18 11:10:52 ET Summary SVOL ETF has made major changes to its core bond holdings, shifting away from T-Bills and short-term corporate bond ETFs. The fund has increased its holdings in AGGH, LQD, and TIPS, indicating a change in strategy and macro outlook. The managers ...

2023-10-18 02:32:29 ET Summary iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF has declined over 28% since late 2021, offering an attractive yield near 6%. LQD has a portfolio of investment grade corporate bonds with low default risk and has outperformed U.S. treasuries in ter...

2023-10-18 01:35:00 ET Summary Treasury yields across the curve rose to 20-year highs as the market assessed the possibility of the Fed leaving policy rates higher for longer. Credit posted mixed results, with higher risk sectors softening late in the period together with equities...