MINT News and Press, PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund From 10/25/21

Cash is trash. We examine forward yields on two popular cash parking ETFs. We tell you who wins and why you can do better if you try. For further details see: NEAR And MINT: Yielding Almost 0%, Where To Go Instead

SHY is an ETF entirely composed of Treasury securities. The Fed tapering discussions have moved the rates curve up, thus creating downward pressure on the SHY NAV. SHY has benefited from the current risk-off environment where investors flock to safe assets like treasuries. F...

Brokerage accounts normally pay very little interest on account cash. A simple solution can be to buy an ultra short-term bond ETF with little interest or credit risk to park the cash while waiting for opportunities to deploy the cash. ICSH has an attractive ESG profile, avoiding ...

Yields are not created equal and most financial website mischaracterize short duration bond ETF yields. A higher yield does not equate a better short duration ETF. Risk/reward ratios matter. When buying short duration bond ETFs investors look for preservation of capital - metr...

JPST is a short duration US Bond fund composed of IG bonds, ABS and Treasuries collateral. During the early and mid stages of economic cycles short duration bond funds are good choices to park cash. This article looks at the most popular short duration bond ETFs, their risk metric...

MINT is a PIMCO ETF composed of short duration fixed income instruments (combination of government securities, IG bonds, and ABS). MINT offers a better yield than similar maturity US T-Bills but falls short when compared to another popular short duration bond ETF. While exhibiting...

Last year we talked about places one could park cash while waiting out volatility. We focused on three ETFs in particular; though we know there are more out there worth considering. Now that rates have come down, the yields on these relatively safe ETFs have followed, but that is ...

The Federal Reserve continues to prepare for the next liquidity disruption. We think their latest facility would likely help, both psychologically and practically. The facility has been in development for over two years. While such a facility may not be perfect, it is a good first...

Gear up for the next big spectacle in Washington as the debt ceiling comes back into force this weekend following a two-year suspension. The deadline will curb the Treasury's capacity to issue new debt unless lawmakers can reach an agreement, which seems far-fetched at the moment due to the R...

In counter-cyclical investing, we want to buy CEFs when discounts are wide and sell them when discounts are tight. The problem we run into is that when we swap, we give up the upside of the NAVs should the bull market continue. We also give up higher income streams. The options be...