VABS News and Press, Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF From 07/03/23

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 22:27:00 ET Summary Central banks are finding it hard to finish the long journey toward inflation normalization, but we believe that policy rates are likely at or near their peaks - and could be maintained at elevated levels for some time. With roughly 500 basis points ...

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...

2023-07-01 05:50:00 ET Summary Mezzanine conduit CMBS are trading at levels well wide of historical relationships to investment grade and high yield corporates, reflecting concerns about higher expected defaults and loan extension risk. The challenges facing office properties are ...

2023-06-27 03:05:00 ET Summary Striking the right balance between interest-rate and credit risk can be a good idea in the late stages of a credit cycle. We think it’s a particularly good idea in this credit cycle. Why? Consider that over the last 18 months, investors have g...

2023-06-22 08:56:00 ET Summary In the United States, 30-year mortgage rates play a big role in determining how affordable housing is for American households. As important as they are however, the historical data for mortgage rates is surprisingly lacking. Because housing sales...

2023-06-21 08:33:37 ET Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF ( VABS ) - $0.0661 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 4.03% as of May 31. Payable Jun 28; for shareholders of record Jun 21; ex-div Jun 20. For further details see: Virtus Newfleet ABS/MBS ETF declares monthly distribution of...

2023-06-16 22:06:00 ET Summary The Committee released a new Summary of Economic Projections, which showed slow 2023 growth at 1.0%, though somewhat stronger than the 0.4% projected in March. Powell suggested that housing costs, among the key drivers of inflation now, have had a ve...

2023-06-14 23:16:00 ET Summary With this skip, the Fed has hiked by 500 basis points in 15 months. Core CPI, which, on a month-to-month basis, accelerated for the second month in a row, and hasn’t improved at all in seven months. The median projection for the federal fu...

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...