Core bond funds usually aren’t volatile, but these are unusual times. Recent turbulence in previously safe sectors of the fixed income space could be opening the door to opportunity with ETFs, such as the FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund (BNDC), which is an alternative to funds tracking the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index.
Equities are clearly vulnerable to the US/China trade war, but there are ways for investors to get some protection while generating income, including with corporate bonds and the related exchange traded ...
With investors scrambling to find additional income in today’s low-yield climate, corporate bonds and the related ETFs could be popular destinations. One way to add some quality to that asset class is ...
Last year, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates four times, but that hawkish policy is out the window in 2019 as highlighted by the Fed’s rate cut last week. The Fed’s shifting monetary policy could ...
Not surprisingly, low interest rates are compelling corporate borrowers to refinance old bonds and issue new debt. New issuance isn’t a negative, but it does remind investors that quality is imperative ...
Investors looking for core fixed income exposure have plenty of options to consider in the world of ETFs. One of the more compelling members of that group is the FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund (NYSEArca: ...
Not surprisingly, low interest rates are compelling corporate borrowers to refinance old bonds and issue new debt. New issuance isn’t a negative, but it does remind investors that quality is imperative in the corporate bond market.
Northern Trust’s FlexShares® Exchange Traded Funds today announced new underlying indices for two of its bond funds, effective immediately. The Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (SKOR) will use the Northern Trust US Corporate Bond Quality Value Index and the Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund (LKOR) has switched to the Northern Trust US Long Corporate Bond Quality Value Index. Both indices provide exposure to investment grade bonds with a focus on the quality and value factors. Current fund shareholders are not required to take any action as a result of these changes.
Not surprisingly, low interest rates are compelling corporate borrowers to refinance old bonds and issue new debt. New issuance isn’t a negative, but it does remind investors that quality is imperative ...
At the start of this year, fears ran high that corporate bonds in the BBB-rated spectrum, meaning debt one to three notches above junk territory, were headed for a slew of downgrades. Investors can allay some of those fears with the FlexShares Credit‐Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (SKOR). SKOR is not the run of the mill corporate bond ETF.