Should You Add a Bond ETF to Your Portfolio Right Now?
2026-06-04 07:05:00 ET
With 10-year Treasury yields up 26 basis points since the start of the year and inflationary pressures reignited due to the war in Iran, the Federal Reserve may not be able to lower interest rates this year. Fed funds futures imply as much.
Those instruments indicate that it's all but a sure thing the central bank will stand pat at the upcoming June and July meetings. That's frustrating to investors holding broad bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) such as the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEMKT: AGG) because when yields fall, bond prices rise. Not enough of that is happening this year.
Some bond ETFs are more advantageous than meets the eye even without the Fed cutting rates. Image source: Getty Images.
NASDAQ: JSCP
JSCP Trading
0.1% G/L:
$47.015 Last:
121,033 Volume:
$47.01 Open:
