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Harbor completes industry's first mutual fund into an existing etf merger
Harbor Capital Advisors recently completed the industry's first mutual fund into an existing ETF merger. Harbor merged the Harbor High-Yield ...
March 14, 2023, 3:58 pm
Pimco dynamic income fund: i'd wait a few months
The last time I wrote about the PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund, I gave it pretty bullish coverage. As a bond fund...
March 13, 2023, 11:38 pm
Etf and conventional fund investors became more risk averse during the fund flows week
The two-year Treasury yield closed above the 5% mark for the first time since June 18, 2007, on Tuesday. For the fund flows week, conventional taxable...
March 13, 2023, 10:43 pm
Vanguard's jackson and johnson on indexed muni demand
Jeff Johnson, head of fixed income product at Vanguard, told VettaFi that his team was seeing a growing interest in muni bonds among investors but not...
March 10, 2023, 2:35 pm
Qlta: liquid investment-grade bond fund, 7-year duration
iShares Aaa – A Rated Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange-traded fund. The vehicle holds a very granular portfolio of investment-grade bonds, with an ...
March 9, 2023, 3:52 pm
Vusb: simple ultra-short bond etf, better choices out there
A reader asked for my thoughts on Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF. VUSB is a simple ultra-short term bond fund...
March 9, 2023, 9:45 am
Fax: asian bond fund with a shrinking nav/distribution problem
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Fund, Inc. primarily invests in Asian bonds to fund its high distribution yield. The FAX closed-end fund currently pays a...
March 8, 2023, 12:32 pm
Pdo: i'm sticking with it, but know your own risk tolerance
Over the past year, credit and bond funds have resulted in big net losses for investors. PDO was no exc...
March 7, 2023, 9:58 am
Sdhy: high yielding short-duration junk bond fund
The SDHY fund primarily invests in short-duration junk bonds to generate income and capital appreciation. It pays an attractive 7.6% of NAV distributi...
March 4, 2023, 6:21 am
Scho: why some bond funds fail to deliver for parking cash
Investors need to pay attention to the ETFs and mutual funds they are utilizing to park cash; the goal should be to generate income while maintaining ...
February 24, 2023, 11:40 am
How to choose the right corporate bond fund
Choosing the right corporate bond ETF can be a challenge. After all, which funds are best suited to weather whatever comes our way in the new year?...
February 23, 2023, 4:10 pm
Bsco: 5% yield for this 2024 maturity bond fund
The Invesco BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF is a maturity matched corporate bond fund. The collate...
February 23, 2023, 5:54 am
Mav: municipal bonds at a deep discount
MAV's latest discount is pushing near 11%, providing a great sale price for municipal bond exposure. Most interest rate hikes should be behind us, so ...
February 19, 2023, 12:59 am
U.s. weekly fundflows insight report: conventional municipal bond funds record sixth straight weekly inflow
During Refinitiv Lipper's fund flows week that ended February 13, 2023, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the first week in thr...
February 18, 2023, 1:20 am
Tbt: inverse bond fund can work in 2023 wearing multiple hats
TBT is an inverse ETF that appreciates when long-dated Treasury bonds sell off and rates move higher. The fund was a big winner in 2022 amid the bond ...
February 18, 2023, 1:19 am
Lqd: inflation remains the thorn
I kept a downbeat tone for LQD going into Q4. Since then, this has been the right call. Inflation remains a key headwind for ...
February 16, 2023, 11:43 pm
As more investors head into bonds, consider these 2 etf options
Investors have had a renewed appetite for bonds so far this year, with bond funds seeing improved inflo...
February 16, 2023, 2:52 pm
Wea: 7% yielding cef, overweight investment grade bonds
Western Asset Premier bond fund is a fixed income CEF. The fund holds a mix of corporate bonds, being o...
February 15, 2023, 7:10 am
Blv: vanguard's investment grade bond universe tracker
bond funds are coming back in vogue as they are offering better yields relative to 2021. BLV covers the...
February 12, 2023, 1:26 am
More bond fund inflows show investors aren't scared of inflation
Fear is often extinguished when facing it head-on. After a tumultuous 2022, it seems investors are no longer scared of inflation and are piling into <...
February 10, 2023, 10:11 am