Aggregate Bond Ishares (AGG) 108.68 $AGG
ETF Giant Sees 'New Paradigm' In Market Volatility
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 14, 4:02PM CDT
BlackRock (BLK) CEO Laurence Fink on Wednesday said that the Fed's ambivalence on when to raise benchmark interest rates has extended market anxiety and volatility, and he warned of a "new paradigm, where there will be big winners and big losers."...
JPM: 66.22 (-0.29), BLK: 354.39 (+2.06), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BAC: 17.43 (unch), EFA: 60.24 (+0.20), IWF: 99.60 (+0.08), IVV: 206.69 (-0.13)
Why ETFs Are the Preferred Avenue for Accessing Junk Bonds
at The Street - Tue Aug 04, 5:20AM CDT
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been warning that the high-yield debt market is a bubble that could burst any time. ETFs could be an alternate way to invest.
JNK: 35.56 (+0.01), HYG: 83.51 (+0.12), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
BUYINS.NET: AGG, IOC, ULTA, ISF, JO, REK Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Wed Jul 29, 6:32AM CDT
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ISF: 25.78 (-0.03), JO: 18.49 (-0.01), IND: 26.22 (-0.08), REK: 20.10 (-0.09), IOC: 36.21 (-0.72), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), ULTA: 160.84 (+1.36)
Is Carl Icahn Right about BlackRock and Bond ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Neena Mishra - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 20, 12:34PM CDT
Are bond ETF liquidity concerns overblown?
JNK: 35.56 (+0.01), HYG: 83.51 (+0.12), BLK: 354.39 (+2.06), LQD: 115.41 (+0.25), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
As Biotech Beats, 6 Top ETF Picks For Rest Of 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 14, 5:38PM CDT
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical ETFs powered ahead in the past month, handing profits-on-steroids to investors. A wave of mergers, robust pipelines and busier-than-ever hospitals continue to drive these industries forward. The iShares Nasdaq...
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), EFAV: 65.12 (+0.11), OIL: 7.59 (-0.27), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), ILMN: 172.94 (+2.83), IBB: 328.76 (+3.87), SHY: 84.64 (-0.02), VNQ: 77.48 (+0.16), FV: 23.02 (+0.07), SDY: 76.38 (-0.18)
The IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF: A Unique ETF With A Built-In Downside Hedge
Brad Kenagy - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 6:05PM CDT
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), MNA: 27.66 (+0.03), CSMA: 19.36 (-0.12), MRGR: 35.88 (-0.36)
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF announces $0.216 distribution
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 1:25PM CDT
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
Gundlach hides in Treasurys and Ginnie Maes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 2:15PM CDT
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
The Risk Of Owning Stock Assets And Holding Stock Assets Right Now
Gary Gordon - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 6:08PM CDT
Hold-n-hope advocates believe that greater gains with stocks over investment grade bonds require nothing more than a commitment to accepting increased volatility. In other words, if you accept the occasional craziness of stock prices, then your...
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), OEF: 91.96 (-0.02), SHM: 24.36 (+0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), VYM: 67.14 (-0.17), XLV: 70.67 (+0.23)
Baseball, Bond Markets And Unintended Consequences
Andres Capital Management - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 6:18PM CDT
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Noteworthy ETF Outflows: AGG
ETFChannel.com - Tue Jun 23, 10:16AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $108.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4%...
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
Credit Market Warning
Chris Martenson - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 8:25PM CDT
There are large signs of stress now present in the credit markets. You might not know it from today's multi-generationally low interest rates, but other key measures such as liquidity and volatility are flashing worrying signs. Look, we all know...
VGI: 14.34 (-0.13), PCI: 18.33 (-0.05), KST: 10.40 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), PCN: 13.32 (+0.05), IHY: 23.30 (unch), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GDF: 8.12 (-0.08), FAM: 10.10 (-0.01), EVV: 12.72 (-0.08), GDO: 16.73 (+0.08), PKO: 22.62 (+0.05), GHY: 14.06 (-0.10), VTA: 10.68 (-0.02), FTF: 10.86 (-0.07), DI: 47.16 (-0.36), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), HIO: 4.65 (-0.05), CRDT: 72.39 (-0.11), VBF: 18.08 (unch), MCR: 8.02 (-0.08), BWG: 11.99 (+0.03), FDI: 14.60 (unch), MGF: 5.30 (unch), JMM: 6.91 (unch), FSD: 14.25 (+0.02), LDUR: 101.45 (+0.03), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), DHF: 3.07 (-0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), PGHY: 23.44 (+0.18), WEA: 12.70 (+0.17), KMM: 7.38 (unch), FCO: 7.80 (+0.03), PPT: 5.01 (+0.02), HYXU: 45.39 (-0.02), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), ACG: 7.92 (+0.02), GHYG: 46.55 (-0.09), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), GFY: 16.34 (+0.01), MMT: 5.68 (-0.06), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), HYF: 1.85 (-0.01), PDI: 29.20 (+0.19), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), HYB: 7.82 (unch), EVG: 13.14 (unch), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FWDB: 24.61 (+0.03), CMK: 8.64 (+0.04), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), IJNK: 21.82 (-0.10), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), SGL: 8.83 (-0.07), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), ERC: 11.44 (-0.06), HYI: 14.24 (unch), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), MTS: 17.69 (+0.01), RIGS: 24.48 (+0.04), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), KHI: 8.06 (+0.01), BIT: 15.71 (-0.02), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05)
Investors rush out of fixed-income, and into stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 9:00AM CDT
FEX: 43.75 (-0.07), ZLRG: 24.05 (-0.74), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), ZF: 13.26 (+0.06), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), SBUS: 24.79 (unch), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), EEH: 15.26 (-0.16), ERW: 50.91 (+0.65), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), SCHX: 48.90 (-0.04), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), SYE: 57.74 (-1.15), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), USA: 5.29 (+0.01), JMM: 6.91 (unch), CRF: 17.29 (+0.36), FWDD: 43.65 (+2.34), EQL: 55.41 (-0.07), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), VV: 94.21 (-0.02), IWL: 47.23 (+0.34), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), JKD: 119.98 (-0.07)
U.S. Interest Rates: A Look At The New Normal From The Bond Squad
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 16, 7:22PM CDT
Portfolio strategists, pundits and investment company sales people have (for years) warned investors that, eventually, interest rates will return to normal. Bond Squad does not disagree. Portfolio strategists, pundits and investment company sales...
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Bond Yields Toll For Thee
Richardson GMP, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 15, 10:35PM CDT
The TSX and S&P 500 have been rising for over six years now, making this one of the longer bull runs in the history of bull runs. The bulls within our investment team, currently outnumbering the bears, have some pretty strong arguments for a...
VGI: 14.34 (-0.13), PCI: 18.33 (-0.05), KST: 10.40 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), PCN: 13.32 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GDF: 8.12 (-0.08), FAM: 10.10 (-0.01), EVV: 12.72 (-0.08), PKO: 22.62 (+0.05), FTF: 10.86 (-0.07), DI: 47.16 (-0.36), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), VBF: 18.08 (unch), MCR: 8.02 (-0.08), BWG: 11.99 (+0.03), FDI: 14.60 (unch), JMM: 6.91 (unch), MGF: 5.30 (unch), LDUR: 101.45 (+0.03), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), WEA: 12.70 (+0.17), KMM: 7.38 (unch), FCO: 7.80 (+0.03), PPT: 5.01 (+0.02), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), ACG: 7.92 (+0.02), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), MMT: 5.68 (-0.06), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), GFY: 16.34 (+0.01), PDI: 29.20 (+0.19), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), EVG: 13.14 (unch), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FWDB: 24.61 (+0.03), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), CMK: 8.64 (+0.04), SGL: 8.83 (-0.07), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), ERC: 11.44 (-0.06), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), MTS: 17.69 (+0.01), RIGS: 24.48 (+0.04), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), BIT: 15.71 (-0.02), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05)
Mom And Pop Investors Must Heed Bond Warnings
Jake Zamansky - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 8:13PM CDT
Mom and Pop retail investors who have been holding municipal and corporate bonds are about to get whacked. All signs point to significant declines in bond values. Look out for increased volatility and limited liquidity. Retail investors beware. The...
PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), COBO: 100.58 (unch), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), FCOR: 48.24 (+0.01), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), QLTB: 49.97 (+0.07), QLTA: 50.94 (-0.03), CSI: 19.05 (-0.04), CRED: 107.65 (+0.15), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), VBF: 18.08 (unch), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), JMM: 6.91 (unch), CBND: 31.12 (-0.08), LQD: 115.41 (+0.25), CORP: 99.92 (unch), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), IGU: 57.20 (unch), IGS: 28.40 (-0.41)
What To Expect From A Rate Increase On Your Fixed Income Portfolio
Sean Dalton - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 1:16PM CDT
PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), SIPE: 19.23 (-0.13), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), TIPX: 19.01 (-0.01), STIP: 98.92 (unch), TDTF: 24.43 (+0.03), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), TIPZ: 55.51 (+0.02), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), SCHP: 53.39 (+0.11), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), TDTT: 24.28 (unch), EGF: 13.32 (-0.01), TPS: 28.04 (-0.04), FTT: 13.61 (-0.02), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), TIP: 110.04 (+0.28), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), IPE: 54.89 (+0.12), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), LTPZ: 60.84 (+0.32), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), VTIP: 48.26 (+0.05), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAPR: 34.41 (-0.44), STPZ: 51.34 (unch), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), GOVT: 25.09 (-0.01), PLW: 32.21 (+0.12)
Building The Core With Vanguard: Domestic Bonds
ETF Monkey - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 12:54AM CDT
VTI: 105.25 (-0.10), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BSV: 79.95 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Why Bonds Aren't Moving Like Bond ETFs
Jeff Malec - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 1:38PM CDT
It's easy enough to start surfing the web, looking for low cost investments and end up in the ETF space. The ETF has been the answer to the demands of investors looking for asset class (or sub asset class, or inverse asset class, and so on ad...
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
ETF Giant Sees 'New Paradigm' In Market Volatility
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Oct 14, 4:02PM CDT
BlackRock (BLK) CEO Laurence Fink on Wednesday said that the Fed's ambivalence on when to raise benchmark interest rates has extended market anxiety and volatility, and he warned of a "new paradigm, where there will be big winners and big losers."...
JPM: 66.22 (-0.29), BLK: 354.39 (+2.06), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BAC: 17.43 (unch), EFA: 60.24 (+0.20), IWF: 99.60 (+0.08), IVV: 206.69 (-0.13)
Why ETFs Are the Preferred Avenue for Accessing Junk Bonds
at The Street - Tue Aug 04, 5:20AM CDT
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has been warning that the high-yield debt market is a bubble that could burst any time. ETFs could be an alternate way to invest.
JNK: 35.56 (+0.01), HYG: 83.51 (+0.12), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
BUYINS.NET: AGG, IOC, ULTA, ISF, JO, REK Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks
M2 - Wed Jul 29, 6:32AM CDT
BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the Seasonality of African Gold Group Inc (NYSE:AGG), InterOil Corp (NYSE:IOC), Ulta Salon Cosmetics and Fragrance Inc (NASDAQ:ULTA), ING GROEP N.V. 6.375% ING Perpetual Hybrid Capital Securities (NYSE:ISF), IPATH DJ-UBS COFFEE SUBINDEX (NYSE:JO), Reko International Group Inc (NYSE:REK) and each have a high seasonal probability to go Up in the next weeks. By identifying stocks that are poised to go up or down based on seasonal tendencies, traders can increase their odds of making money. SqueezeTrigger.com is able to analyze over 20 years of data in less than 1 second for any stock in the market and determine if the stock has a long or short seasonal bias, how many trading days the move is expected to last, the probability of that move and the percentage move the stock is expected to make based on the seasonal bias. The technology used to generate these predictions is available for a low monthly fee at:
ISF: 25.78 (-0.03), JO: 18.49 (-0.01), IND: 26.22 (-0.08), REK: 20.10 (-0.09), IOC: 36.21 (-0.72), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), ULTA: 160.84 (+1.36)
Is Carl Icahn Right about BlackRock and Bond ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Neena Mishra - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 20, 12:34PM CDT
Are bond ETF liquidity concerns overblown?
JNK: 35.56 (+0.01), HYG: 83.51 (+0.12), BLK: 354.39 (+2.06), LQD: 115.41 (+0.25), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
As Biotech Beats, 6 Top ETF Picks For Rest Of 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Jul 14, 5:38PM CDT
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical ETFs powered ahead in the past month, handing profits-on-steroids to investors. A wave of mergers, robust pipelines and busier-than-ever hospitals continue to drive these industries forward. The iShares Nasdaq...
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), EFAV: 65.12 (+0.11), OIL: 7.59 (-0.27), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), ILMN: 172.94 (+2.83), IBB: 328.76 (+3.87), SHY: 84.64 (-0.02), VNQ: 77.48 (+0.16), FV: 23.02 (+0.07), SDY: 76.38 (-0.18)
The IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF: A Unique ETF With A Built-In Downside Hedge
Brad Kenagy - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 6:05PM CDT
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), MNA: 27.66 (+0.03), CSMA: 19.36 (-0.12), MRGR: 35.88 (-0.36)
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF announces $0.216 distribution
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 1:25PM CDT
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
Gundlach hides in Treasurys and Ginnie Maes
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 2:15PM CDT
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
The Risk Of Owning Stock Assets And Holding Stock Assets Right Now
Gary Gordon - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 25, 6:08PM CDT
Hold-n-hope advocates believe that greater gains with stocks over investment grade bonds require nothing more than a commitment to accepting increased volatility. In other words, if you accept the occasional craziness of stock prices, then your...
SPY: 205.53 (-0.09), OEF: 91.96 (-0.02), SHM: 24.36 (+0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), VYM: 67.14 (-0.17), XLV: 70.67 (+0.23)
Baseball, Bond Markets And Unintended Consequences
Andres Capital Management - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 6:18PM CDT
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Noteworthy ETF Outflows: AGG
ETFChannel.com - Tue Jun 23, 10:16AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF where we have detected an approximate $108.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4%...
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04)
Credit Market Warning
Chris Martenson - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 8:25PM CDT
There are large signs of stress now present in the credit markets. You might not know it from today's multi-generationally low interest rates, but other key measures such as liquidity and volatility are flashing worrying signs. Look, we all know...
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Investors rush out of fixed-income, and into stocks
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 19, 9:00AM CDT
FEX: 43.75 (-0.07), ZLRG: 24.05 (-0.74), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), ZF: 13.26 (+0.06), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), SBUS: 24.79 (unch), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), EEH: 15.26 (-0.16), ERW: 50.91 (+0.65), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), SCHX: 48.90 (-0.04), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), SYE: 57.74 (-1.15), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), USA: 5.29 (+0.01), JMM: 6.91 (unch), CRF: 17.29 (+0.36), FWDD: 43.65 (+2.34), EQL: 55.41 (-0.07), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), VV: 94.21 (-0.02), IWL: 47.23 (+0.34), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), JKD: 119.98 (-0.07)
U.S. Interest Rates: A Look At The New Normal From The Bond Squad
Learn Bonds - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 16, 7:22PM CDT
Portfolio strategists, pundits and investment company sales people have (for years) warned investors that, eventually, interest rates will return to normal. Bond Squad does not disagree. Portfolio strategists, pundits and investment company sales...
SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), VBF: 18.08 (unch), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), JMM: 6.91 (unch), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Bond Yields Toll For Thee
Richardson GMP, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 15, 10:35PM CDT
The TSX and S&P 500 have been rising for over six years now, making this one of the longer bull runs in the history of bull runs. The bulls within our investment team, currently outnumbering the bears, have some pretty strong arguments for a...
VGI: 14.34 (-0.13), PCI: 18.33 (-0.05), KST: 10.40 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), PCN: 13.32 (+0.05), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GDF: 8.12 (-0.08), FAM: 10.10 (-0.01), EVV: 12.72 (-0.08), PKO: 22.62 (+0.05), FTF: 10.86 (-0.07), DI: 47.16 (-0.36), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), VBF: 18.08 (unch), MCR: 8.02 (-0.08), BWG: 11.99 (+0.03), FDI: 14.60 (unch), JMM: 6.91 (unch), MGF: 5.30 (unch), LDUR: 101.45 (+0.03), PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), WEA: 12.70 (+0.17), KMM: 7.38 (unch), FCO: 7.80 (+0.03), PPT: 5.01 (+0.02), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), ACG: 7.92 (+0.02), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), MMT: 5.68 (-0.06), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), GFY: 16.34 (+0.01), PDI: 29.20 (+0.19), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), EVG: 13.14 (unch), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), FWDB: 24.61 (+0.03), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), CMK: 8.64 (+0.04), SGL: 8.83 (-0.07), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), ERC: 11.44 (-0.06), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), MTS: 17.69 (+0.01), RIGS: 24.48 (+0.04), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), BIT: 15.71 (-0.02), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05)
Mom And Pop Investors Must Heed Bond Warnings
Jake Zamansky - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 8:13PM CDT
Mom and Pop retail investors who have been holding municipal and corporate bonds are about to get whacked. All signs point to significant declines in bond values. Look out for increased volatility and limited liquidity. Retail investors beware. The...
PAI: 13.21 (+0.04), PTY: 13.65 (+0.01), FBND: 48.78 (+0.03), PCM: 9.52 (-0.05), JHI: 14.62 (+0.01), COBO: 100.58 (unch), IUSB: 100.07 (-0.03), GBF: 112.20 (+0.11), FCOR: 48.24 (+0.01), TAI: 21.79 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BHK: 12.75 (-0.01), QLTB: 49.97 (+0.07), QLTA: 50.94 (-0.03), CSI: 19.05 (-0.04), CRED: 107.65 (+0.15), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BOND: 105.40 (+0.05), VBND: 49.54 (+0.14), DBL: 24.06 (+0.17), VBF: 18.08 (unch), ICB: 17.44 (-0.02), HTR: 21.49 (-0.10), RCS: 8.81 (+0.05), SAGG: 33.36 (unch), ARMF: 17.44 (-0.09), JMM: 6.91 (unch), CBND: 31.12 (-0.08), LQD: 115.41 (+0.25), CORP: 99.92 (unch), BTZ: 12.25 (-0.01), BND: 81.19 (+0.10), LAG: 57.33 (+0.05), IGU: 57.20 (unch), IGS: 28.40 (-0.41)
What To Expect From A Rate Increase On Your Fixed Income Portfolio
Sean Dalton - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 12, 1:16PM CDT
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Building The Core With Vanguard: Domestic Bonds
ETF Monkey - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 12:54AM CDT
VTI: 105.25 (-0.10), SCHZ: 51.64 (+0.01), BSV: 79.95 (-0.01), AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
Why Bonds Aren't Moving Like Bond ETFs
Jeff Malec - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 09, 1:38PM CDT
It's easy enough to start surfing the web, looking for low cost investments and end up in the ETF space. The ETF has been the answer to the demands of investors looking for asset class (or sub asset class, or inverse asset class, and so on ad...
AGG: 108.68 (+0.04), BND: 81.19 (+0.10)
