VCLT News and Press, Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF From 12/29/21

Recently, a small bump in interest rates prompted a correction in the NASDAQ and other growth stocks. If we zoom out though, interest rates remain at historical lows, and it looks like they’re staying there. We discuss the factors keeping interest rates low, and how investo...

Vanguard has reported the lowering of expense ratios for 17 different funds, which include nine fixed income ETFs. As a result, market participants saved an estimated $18.9 million. Vanguard is one of the markets leaders when it comes to ETFs, and conventional funds as the asset man...

With less than four weeks left to the trading year, TIPS are on track to capture the lead for US bond-market performance in 2021, based on a set of ETFs through Dec. 6’s close. Short-term Treasury Inflation Protected Securities are currently in first place via iShares 0-5 Year ...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked lower in November but remains elevated relative to recent history. Adjusting the forecast with short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors (defined below) reduces - substantially - GMI’s ex...

It feels as if the 'Santa Claus Rally' has started early this year. If history is of any indication, we're due for another ~4% over the next 8 weeks. Nonetheless, things are getting more and more bubbly, and the combination of Tapering, higher inflation, and higher rates is anything b...

The recent run higher in the Sharpe ratio for the Global Market Index finally reversed in October. Risk-adjusted performance has slipped, but GMI's rebound in October lifted it to a new record high. GMI is useful as a baseline to begin research on asset allocation and portfolio de...

The long-run risk premium forecast for the Global Market Index (GMI) rebounded in October, edging up to 6.1%, based on revised numbers through last month. The new estimate is calculated in terms of the projected return over the “risk-free” rate, according to a risk-based...

US real estate investment trusts (REITs) and stocks posted the strongest returns for the major asset classes in October - by wide margins. US REITs surged 7.7% last month, reversing September’s sharp decline. The recovery puts American property shares in the lead for 2021 with ...

Social Security is set to run a massive deficit over the coming decade and finally deplete all of its reserves by 2034. There are no painless solutions to this problem. Someone will need to pay in form of higher taxes and/or lower benefits. You absolutely need to have a strategy t...

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VCLT) - $0.2666. 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.11% as of Oct. 27. Payable Nov 04; for shareholders of record Nov 02; ex-div Nov 01. For further details see: Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF declares monthly distribution of $0.2666