LQDH News and Press, iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond From 07/05/23

2023-07-05 07:29:47 ET iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF ( NYSEARCA: LQDH ) - $0.4666 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.68% as of June 30. Payable Jul 11; for shareholders of record Jul 06; ex-div Jul 05. For further details see: iShares Interest Rate Hed...

2023-07-03 22:55:00 ET Summary Elevated yields and negative correlations are good news for bond investors. We share strategies for making the most of today’s opportunities. With the tug of war between inflation and growth likely to continue as the year progresses, policy ra...

2023-07-03 10:38:00 ET Summary Despite hawkish policymakers and very mixed economic data, the approaching plateau in rates brings more clarity and conviction to our fixed income views. The peak in rates will come as a relief for some, but if they stay at high levels it will keep t...

2023-06-30 21:30:00 ET Summary Treasury yields continued to be extremely volatile during the second quarter as market participants digested economic data and tried to time the end of the Fed hiking cycle. The net result of interest rate movements during the quarter was higher yiel...

2023-06-23 15:15:00 ET Summary LQDH is an interest rate hedged investment-grade corporate bond index ETF with diversified holdings, strong credit ratings, and a good and growing 5.4% yield. The fund's use of swaps significantly reduces interest rate risk, resulting in lower losses...

2023-06-20 09:30:00 ET Summary The data has been coming in strong enough that the Fed could have delivered a rate hike in Wednesday’s meeting, but they chose not to. In the last couple of weeks, jobless claims have not just been higher than expected claims, but we're seeing...

2023-06-20 03:06:32 ET Summary LQDH tracks a corporate bond portfolio of consumer and financial stocks primarily in a way where effective duration, i.e duration risk, is zero. This is good in terms of hedging rate volatility, but it focuses the question of whether to buy this ETF ...

2023-06-19 03:40:00 ET Summary On March 31st, 2023, the S&P 500 was priced to return 2.41%/year over the next ten years. I don’t think AI will permanently increase productivity. The system should adjust and things should remain mostly the same. The estimated rate of...

2023-06-12 22:12:00 ET Summary The US Treasury yield curve is at its most inverted since the 1980s. An inverted yield curve has been in place for five of the past six recessions. Fixed income has historically shown positive returns during recessionary periods. By M...

2023-06-12 03:22:00 ET Summary Considering the March banking crisis, non-financial debt growth was tepid for the second straight quarter. With its AAA rating and attractive liquidity profile, GSE obligations are the perfect asset for money market funds. A spike in yields would...