Wisdomtree Barclays U.S. Aggreg (AGZD) 49.11 $AGZD
Retired And Looking For Income From Your Bond Allocation? Pump Up Your Yield With A Barbell Approach
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 4:16PM CST
ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02)
Schwab boosts OneSource offerings
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 28, 7:56AM CST
PIZ: 24.64 (-0.05), PIE: 18.42 (+0.21), ALTS: 40.78 (+0.21), HYZD: 24.16 (+0.06), QTWN: 61.43 (+0.24), PAF: 52.24 (+0.79), PDP: 42.52 (+0.28), USDU: 27.70 (unch), RSCO: 85.50 (+0.14), DWAS: 39.58 (-0.01), DNL: 51.62 (+0.35), IGHG: 77.01 (-0.13), LOWC: 75.49 (+0.53), XOVR: 26.52 (+0.06), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), QMEX: 25.17 (+0.45), IBLN: 26.25 (+0.22), QKOR: 26.45 (unch), SCHW: 29.13 (-0.83)
Understanding Bond Risk - Part 1
Learn Bonds - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:29AM CST
By David Goldstein Many investors think of bonds as “safe.” That’s not really a good idea. Bonds are “safer” compared to some other investments, but not as safe as others. In a period of unprecedented market...
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
Fixed Income 2015: Handle With Care
ValueWalk - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 12:24PM CST
By LPL Financial Bond markets are likely to transition to a flat-return environment in 2015 after a volatile, but surprisingly positive return environment in 2014. We expect returns to be roughly flat or in the low-single digits for 2015. The...
FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), YPRO: 23.93 (-0.03), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), BYLD: 25.36 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), TAPR: 31.63 (+0.44), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), GOVT: 25.33 (-0.06), PLW: 33.20 (-0.21)
Should Investors Be Thankful For Interest-Rate-Hedged Bonds?
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 8:05AM CST
By Thomas Boccellari Coupon payments generated nearly 90% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index's returns since its inception in January 1975, despite falling interest rates, which pushed bond prices higher and yields lower. Yet, nearly all of...
JNK: 39.43 (+0.10), IGHG: 77.01 (-0.13), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), VCSH: 79.97 (+0.06)
Sourcing Liquidity In Rising Rate Strategies
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 3:44PM CST
By Rick Harper This post is relevant to institutional investors interested in trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in significant volume. Individual investors do not always have access to liquidity providers to trade ETFs as referenced below. As...
AGZD: 49.11 (unch)
Once more unto the breach for bond bears
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 11:46AM CST
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), YPRO: 23.93 (-0.03), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), BYLD: 25.36 (unch), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
How To Solve Your Bond Fund Problem
John Gerard Lewis - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 30, 3:37PM CDT
If ever there existed a conundrum for fixed-income investors, this is it. It was easy to continue reaping bond income amid a 31-year decline in rates. After all, when you start with the 10-Year Treasury Note at almost 16%, there's a lot of good...
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
Rising Rate Strategies: Core Plus Portfolio Performance During Tapering
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 11:20AM CDT
By Rick Harper In an earlier discussion on preparing portfolios for rising rates, we sought to illustrate the value of blending rising rate strategies to target a specific yield and duration profile in response to changes in Federal Reserve (Fed)...
HYZD: 24.16 (+0.06), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), HYND: 21.43 (+0.07), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27)
Retired And Looking For Income From Your Bond Allocation? Pump Up Your Yield With A Barbell Approach
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 4:16PM CST
ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02)
Schwab boosts OneSource offerings
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 28, 7:56AM CST
PIZ: 24.64 (-0.05), PIE: 18.42 (+0.21), ALTS: 40.78 (+0.21), HYZD: 24.16 (+0.06), QTWN: 61.43 (+0.24), PAF: 52.24 (+0.79), PDP: 42.52 (+0.28), USDU: 27.70 (unch), RSCO: 85.50 (+0.14), DWAS: 39.58 (-0.01), DNL: 51.62 (+0.35), IGHG: 77.01 (-0.13), LOWC: 75.49 (+0.53), XOVR: 26.52 (+0.06), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), QMEX: 25.17 (+0.45), IBLN: 26.25 (+0.22), QKOR: 26.45 (unch), SCHW: 29.13 (-0.83)
Understanding Bond Risk - Part 1
Learn Bonds - Seeking Alpha - Sat Jan 10, 1:29AM CST
By David Goldstein Many investors think of bonds as “safe.” That’s not really a good idea. Bonds are “safer” compared to some other investments, but not as safe as others. In a period of unprecedented market...
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
Fixed Income 2015: Handle With Care
ValueWalk - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 09, 12:24PM CST
By LPL Financial Bond markets are likely to transition to a flat-return environment in 2015 after a volatile, but surprisingly positive return environment in 2014. We expect returns to be roughly flat or in the low-single digits for 2015. The...
FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), YPRO: 23.93 (-0.03), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), BYLD: 25.36 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), TAPR: 31.63 (+0.44), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), GOVT: 25.33 (-0.06), PLW: 33.20 (-0.21)
Should Investors Be Thankful For Interest-Rate-Hedged Bonds?
Morningstar - Seeking Alpha - Wed Nov 26, 8:05AM CST
By Thomas Boccellari Coupon payments generated nearly 90% of the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index's returns since its inception in January 1975, despite falling interest rates, which pushed bond prices higher and yields lower. Yet, nearly all of...
JNK: 39.43 (+0.10), IGHG: 77.01 (-0.13), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), VCSH: 79.97 (+0.06)
Sourcing Liquidity In Rising Rate Strategies
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 18, 3:44PM CST
By Rick Harper This post is relevant to institutional investors interested in trading exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in significant volume. Individual investors do not always have access to liquidity providers to trade ETFs as referenced below. As...
AGZD: 49.11 (unch)
Once more unto the breach for bond bears
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 11:46AM CST
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), YPRO: 23.93 (-0.03), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), BYLD: 25.36 (unch), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
How To Solve Your Bond Fund Problem
John Gerard Lewis - Seeking Alpha - Thu Oct 30, 3:37PM CDT
If ever there existed a conundrum for fixed-income investors, this is it. It was easy to continue reaping bond income amid a 31-year decline in rates. After all, when you start with the 10-Year Treasury Note at almost 16%, there's a lot of good...
SCHZ: 52.63 (-0.01), BOND: 109.14 (-0.10), VBND: 50.07 (-0.09), FBND: 50.52 (-0.06), ISTB: 100.30 (-0.16), BLV: 95.24 (-0.66), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27), IUSB: 101.13 (-0.22), MINC: 49.24 (+0.02), SAGG: 32.96 (unch), ILTB: 64.37 (-0.19), BIV: 85.53 (-0.14), BSV: 80.11 (-0.03), GBF: 115.03 (-0.39), GVI: 111.22 (-0.18), FLTB: 50.20 (-0.02), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), AGG: 110.76 (-0.13), BND: 82.80 (-0.19), LAG: 58.58 (-0.10)
Rising Rate Strategies: Core Plus Portfolio Performance During Tapering
WisdomTree - Seeking Alpha - Tue Oct 28, 11:20AM CDT
By Rick Harper In an earlier discussion on preparing portfolios for rising rates, we sought to illustrate the value of blending rising rate strategies to target a specific yield and duration profile in response to changes in Federal Reserve (Fed)...
HYZD: 24.16 (+0.06), AGZD: 49.11 (unch), HYND: 21.43 (+0.07), AGND: 44.80 (-0.27)
