SUSC News and Press, iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF From 06/10/22

The auto industry illustrates the difficulty of finding a perfectly sustainable private sector investment. No automaker is perfect from a sustainability perspective. Companies regularly need fresh injections of capital. For further details see: Responsible Lending: The M...

It certainly has been an extraordinary period of weakness for the bond market with the most rapid rising yields that we’ve seen in decades. But the other side of the coin is that now that yields are at these higher levels, bonds represent a much more interesting investment oppo...

The search for value is on, particularly in short to medium duration. We believe yield translates into return potential, and it’s an opportune time to assess current yields in the context of the durability (or lack thereof) of the Fed’s recently aggressive monetary polic...

Investors are shifting their focus from runaway inflation to slowing global growth as central banks hike rates to tame price pressures. Today’s corporate bond issuers are in much better shape financially than issuers entering past recessions. Companies have been focused on ...

Global sovereign bonds caught a bid during the back half of May after a sentiment washout and classic contrarian bottoming signal. Hot Eurozone inflation and buoying policies in China are not enough to offset apparent major global growth risks. All eyes are back on the Fed with ea...

iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF (SUSC) - $0.0497. 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.12% as of May. 31. Payable Jun 07; for shareholders of record Jun 02; ex-div Jun 01. For further details see: iShares ESG Aware USD Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.0497

Each time a more substantial market correction occurred, Central Banks acted to provide the “neutral stimulus.”. Investors have been under a tremendous amount of pressure this year. The Fed doesn’t mind a “disinflation” in asset prices to reduce ...

With passive investments, investors can seek to quickly and efficiently gain exposure to credit assets when markets are down and withdraw after they have risen. One could potentially get a spread pickup of over 150 basis points for one BBB senior bond versus another with a similar dur...

There is no shortage of reasons for inflation’s push higher this year – commodity shortages due to the war in Ukraine, continued demand for housing amidst strong fundamentals, and low inventory and fresh lockdowns in China creating new waves of supply chain issues. Reces...

This year has seen significant volatility in credit markets given the tumultuous macroeconomic backdrop and hawkish Federal Reserve. Investment-grade bonds, bank loans, and high-yield bonds could perform differently now than in prior risk-off periods due to asset class-specific develo...