VCLT News and Press, Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF From 06/28/19

Investors can't get enough of bond-market risk this year. Sure, the bull run in US stocks is a sight to behold, but the animal spirits in fixed income are no less impressive. Demand for bonds has lifted all the major slices of US fixed income so far in 2019, based on a set of exchange-traded ...

When the main investment objective is to generate highly consistent and safe income, investors have historically turned to bonds ( LQD , VCLT , IEF ). While this may have worked well in the past and allowed investors to earn a satisfying yield, today's environment is much less favorable to...

When the main investment objective is to generate highly consistent and safe income, investors have historically turned to bonds ( LQD , VCLT , IEF ). While this may have worked well in the past and allowed investors to earn a satisfying yield, today's environment is much less favorable to b...

The revival of a risk-off bias in global markets this month has been a boon to long-term bonds. Although every corner of the US fixed-income market has been rallying this year, the latest surge in long-term maturities stands out, based on a set of exchange-traded funds. Long-term corporates,...

Vanguard's Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF ( VCLT ) is a passive portfolio of investment-grade corporate bonds and seeks to track the Bloomberg Barclays US 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index. VCLT represents the cheapest way to get broad exposure to the long-term investment-grade corporate bond market...

Overview The Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF ( VCLT ) is an ETF that invests primarily in investment-grade corporate bonds with above-average exposure to interest rates. The ETF is a passively managed fund that seeks to track the Bloomberg Barclays U.S 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index. ...

By David M. Brown, CFA, Co-Head of Global Investment Grade Fixed Income; Stephen J. Flaherty, CFA, Director of Research, Global Investment Grade Credit; Kristin C. Cejda, Senior Research Analyst, Global Investment Grade Credit; Christopher M. Oshewolo, CFA, Senior Research Analyst, Global Inv...

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Once again, the markets are near their all-time high barring some hiccups due to trade tensions this past week. It's already the longest bull market in history. However, it's widely believed that bull markets simply don't die of old age. Generally, bull markets end when there are some underl...

The table below shows the performance of bond categories during each -10% S&P 500 ( SPY ) drawdown since 1987. The charts below show the average performance figures. Since 1987, long-term U.S. government bonds ( TLT ) have been the best-performing category. But as the original table show...